Open Source Tools

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Tools
  • NProf - |
    Simple profiler for finding bottlenecks in .NET apps. Supports ASP.NET profiling.
  • SVN 1-Click Setup - |
    Simple tool to install and configure a Subversion repository.
  • TortoiseCVS - |
    Provide GUI interface into CVS and Windows Explorer shell extensions
  • TortoiseSVN - |
    Provide GUI interfaces into Subversion via Windows Explorer shell extensions
  • SourceSafe Binding Remover - |
    Cleans all SourceSafe bindings from your source tree, enabling you to quickly and cleanly distribute code folders
  • WinMerge - |
    Quickly and easily track down differences in files and merge changes between versions
  • UrlRewritingNet.UrlRewrite - |
    An open source library that enables you to rewrite URLs with ASP.NET 2.0
  • BusyBoxDotNet - |
    An ASP.NET web-control library capable of showing a customizable message during time-consuming activities
  • NUnit - |
    A tool for writing and running unit tests in .NET code
  • NUnit Code Snippets for Visual Studio 2005 - |
    Save significant time by using a few keystrokes to generate annoyingly repetitive,commonplace NUnit code
  • MbUnit - |
    Extensible unit-test framework with impressive support for data-driven,combinatorial,and other testing types. Many unique features distinguish it from other test frameworks.
  • Zanebug - |
    Fast test runner with great control over how tests execute; gives tremendous amounts of performancerelated data
  • FitNesse - |
    An acceptance-testing framework written as a Wiki that supports test-driven development
  • NCover - |
    Monitors a .NET program while it is running and reports which lines of code were executed and which were not
  • NCoverExplorer - |
    GUI tool for viewing, sorting, and filtering source code coverage results provided in NCover Coverage.xml files. Integrates with Visual Studio using TestDriven.NET. Automated build and CI processes can use the console version for merging and reporting.
  • TestDriven.NET - |
    Integrates unit-testing functionality directly into Visual Studio
  • Rhino.Mocks - |
    Solid mock-object library supporting strongly typed mock objects with a host of other handy features
  • NAnt - |
    Automate nearly all processes for your builds, tests, and deployment
  • MSBuild - |
    Manage your project’s builds and tie into automated continuous integration processes
  • MSBee - |
    Addition to MSBuild that allows developers to build managed applications that target .NET 1.1
  • MSBuild Community Tasks - |
    A collection of community-written tasks that add functionality to MSBuild, including the ability to call FxCop, NDoc, NUnit, and much more
  • CruiseControl.NET - |
    Tie together every developer’s work via automated build and testing processes to get a constantly updated picture of your project’s health
  • CI Factory - |
    Canned CI server able to build most any project out of the box
  • WiX - |
    Toolset that builds Windows installation packages from XML source code
  • SharpDevelop - |
    An Integrated Development Environment for .NET applications written in C#, Visual Basic, and Boo
  • MonoDevelop - |
    An open source IDE for GNOME-based Linux and Mac OS X
  • Notepad2 - |
    A lightweight, powerful text editor offering syntax highlighting for many different languages
  • NProf - |
    Simple profiler for finding bottlenecks in .NET apps. Supports ASP.NET profiling.
  • log4net - |
    Application logging framework for .NET
  • Lucene.Net - |
    .NET-based search engine API for indexing and searching contents
  • NSort - |
    A collection of sorting algorithms in an extensible framework
  • RSS.NET - |
    A simple library written in C# to make publishing and consuming RSS feeds even easier
  • iTextSharp - |
    Full-featured PDF library for creating, reading, and working with Adobe’s PDF document format