What add-ins do you wish were available for Visual Studio 2008? Describe it here, and maybe it already exists. Or perhaps, it will soon!
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A:
I want an add-in that allows me to paste a table with headers from Excel as object initialization code.
e.g.
Copy this:
CustomerId Name Phone 1 John 406-345-6789 2 Bob 406-234-5678 3 Jill 406-123-4567
Get this:
new List<Customer>() {
new Customer() { CustomerId = "1", Name = "John", Phone = "406-345-6789" },
new Customer() { CustomerId = "2", Name = "Bob", Phone = "406-234-5678" },
new Customer() { CustomerId = "3", Name = "Jill", Phone = "406-123-4567" },
};
It would prompt you for the type of the object.
This would be awesome for writing tests. What's your most-wanted add-in?
Lance Fisher
2008-12-03 07:07:04
You could pretty easily do this in excel using concatenate and other functions... That's what I always tend to do.
Stefan Mai
2008-12-03 07:29:21
I'd use row testing for this purpose, and bind directly to Excel as data source.
Ilya Ryzhenkov
2008-12-03 08:58:53
I used Excel and made an extra column to concat the cell values with the code syntax, but even that's a pain.I like the Excel data source for tests idea.
Lance Fisher
2008-12-03 19:09:17
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A:
Personally, I want many of the old VC6 productivity tools, such as ClassWizard with custom DDX/DDV back in Visual C++. Having requested this for some time on various MS blogs, it appears that it may come true in VS2010.
(Apologies for hijacking a VS2008 entry with VS2010 stuff, but realistically, this is where you should be pitching your wish list for MS)
Shane MacLaughlin
2008-12-03 07:44:23
I'm pretty much sure VS10 is already closed in terms of feature set. Aim Vs11 :)
Ilya Ryzhenkov
2008-12-03 08:59:45
@Ilya but anyone can make add-ins for VS 2010 after it is shipped.@smacl Good point about targeting VS 2010.
Lance Fisher
2008-12-03 19:10:55
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A:
Not a wish, but go to http://visualstudiogallery.com/, there's plenty of addins available.
Lasse V. Karlsen
2008-12-03 08:25:03
+1
A:
Id like a plugin that adds support for multiple monitors. Id love to have just the code window on 1 screen and all the debugging, stuff on another. Or the designer on 1 screen code on another.
danswain
2008-12-03 08:27:38