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21 Dec

DevExpress 2009.3.2 Released (and accompanying plugins updated)

As usual, when an update to the DevExpress CodeRush/DXCore/Refactor!Pro tools are released, I make updated binaries for several plugins available from this site as a convenience to others.  Since the 2009.3.2 release was just posted, here are the accompanying binaries for this latest build:

DX Source Outliner
CR ClassCleaner
CR ClassCleaner + Refactor ClassCleaner Menu
Refactor [...]

14 Nov

DevExpress 2009.2.9 Tools Released: CR_ClassCleaner, Refactor_UpdateNamespace, DX_SourceOutliner and More!

Its that time again: DevExpress has released the 2009.3 2009.2.9 update to their Visual Studio Productivity Tools.  This means the need to acquire updates for most plugins that have been compiled against the latest DXCore/CodeRush/Refactor! Pro assemblies.
As a convenience to others, here is the updated CR_ClassCleaner plugin…

ClassCleaner Info
ClassCleaner Download

I have also updated the binaries for [...]

26 Sep

DX_SourceOutliner 1.3 updated for DevExpress 2009.2.6

One of these days, I swear I will discover just what it is that is the ‘trigger’ within each update to their IDE products released by Developer Express that results in plug-ins compiled against prior versions not working with the newly-released versions until recompiled against the latest release.  No, really, I will figure it out [...]

27 Aug

DX_SourceOutliner v2.0 Redesign Concepts (final installment)

This is the last in a series of posts here and here about my design ideas for re-engineering the DX_SourceOutliner to improve its design as well as increase its flexibility and extensibility for the future.
Observed Theme 4: Analysis of Code Element Metadata
The .NET WinForms TreeNode class provides a node.Tag property of type object, the intended [...]

24 Aug

DX_SourceOutliner v2.0 Redesign Concepts (continued)

This is the second in a series of posts about my thoughts on my redesign of the DX_SourceOutliner Visual Studio DXCore-based plugin that started here.
Observed Theme 3: Decision Logic is (Mostly) Driven by User Options
As mentioned, one of the very serious growing problems with the present design of the DX_SourceOutliner is that of decentralized decision [...]

23 Aug

DX_SourceOutliner v1.3 Released: Support for VB.NET Modules!

Just a quick post to mention to readers that I have just released v1.3 of the DX_SourceOutliner for download here.  Even as I’m in the midst of the redesign of the guts of the application as mentioned here and in other related posts, bug-fixes and minor tweaks to capabilities within the existing 1.x branch continue [...]

21 Aug

DX_SourceOutliner v2 Design Concepts

In a past post, I mentioned that I am in the process of declaring ‘Technical Bankruptcy’ on my DX_SourceOutliner project.  I wanted to share some of my thoughts on what’s wrong with the present approach to the design and what new ideas I have to try to address the problems.  As mentioned in my prior [...]

07 Aug

DX_SourceOutliner vNext: ‘Technical Bankruptcy’ and ‘Write One to Throw Away’

Anyone who has done any appreciative work in software engineering is familiar with one of the most challenging aspects of Software Development: the realization that software engineering isn’t fundamentally really about building so much as it is about discovering.  We are taught for long periods in our careers (either implicitly through the language we use [...]

04 Aug

DX_SourceOutliner v 1.2 is Released

I’m happy to announce that I’ve now released an updated version (v1.2) of the DX_SourceOutliner.  The binary of the tool (ready for installation) as well as the source code is available on the project’s Google Code Site.  For details and background on the project, see this category of posts here on this blog.
What’s New?
In [...]

27 Jul

DX_SourceOutliner v1.1 Released: 1 bug-fix and 3 features

After a bit of work this weekend, I am happy to announce that v1.1 of the DX_SourceOutliner Visual Studio Add-in is ready for download.  You can get the latest binary release from the Google Code site here.
What’s New
Originally supposed to be just a bug-fix (which would have left it at v1.0), while working on it [...]

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