Recommended add-ons/plugins for Microsoft Visual Studio [closed]

Answer 1

PowerCommands is a Microsoft-created plugin that offers a variety of new features that one would think probably should have been in Visual Studio in the first place.

These include

• Copying/Pasting project references!
• "Open Containing Folder" to jump straight to the hard-drive location of a file or project
• Automatic reorganizig and sorting of using statements
• "Open Command Prompt Here" to open a command prompt in any of your project folders.
• Collapse Projects

Answer 2

I find Ghost Doc to be very useful.

GhostDoc is a free add-in for Visual Studio that automatically generates XML documentation comments for C#. Either by using existing documentation inherited from base classes or implemented interfaces, or by deducing comments from name and type of e.g. methods, properties or parameters.

Answer 3

+1 for CodeRush & Refactor Pro. I've been using CodeRush since its Delphi incarnations, and it's utterly wonderful. The mantra of "Code at the speed of thought" is very close to reality ;)

Answer 4

• Resharper
• Resharper MbUnit Test Runner Add-On
• SQL Prompt for Database Projects (works inside your SQL Management Studio as well)
• Ankh SVN 2.0+ for free SVN support (v1.x pales in comparison)
• TeamCity plug-in to monitor your builds, personal builds, and bug tracking

Answer 5

VSCommands 2010

from the website: Latest version supports:

• Manage Reference Paths
• Prevent accidental Drag & Drop in Solution Explorer
• Prevent accidental linked file delete
• Apply Fix (automatically fix build errors/warnings)
• Open PowerShell
• Show Assembly Details
• Create Code Contract
• Cancel Build when first project fails
• Debug Output - custom formatting
• Build Output - custom formatting
• Search Output - custom formatting
• Configure WPF Rendering
• Configure Fusion Logs
• Configure IE for debugging
• Locate Source File
• Thumbnails in IDE Navigator
• Extended support for xaml, aspx, css, js and html files
• Disable Ctrl + Mouse Wheel Zoom
• Zoom to Mouse Pointer
• Configurability
• Attach to local IIS
• Copy Full Path
• Build Startup Projects
• Open Command Prompt
• Search Online
• Build Statistics
• Group linked items
• Copy/Paste Reference
• Copy/Paste as Link
• Collapse Solution
• Group items directly from user interface (DependantUpon)
• Open In Expression Blend
• Locate in Solution
• Edit Project File
• Edit Solution File
• Show All Files

and others, so try it now!

Answer 6

RockScroll is awesome, and free.

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Addendum

As @Andrei points out, MetalScroll is a better alternative. It's Open Source, and corrects some annoying things about RS.