Today we released update for CodeIt.Right Standard and Enterprise Editions - v1.9.10053. As part of our 2010 Product Roadmap, this version changes include significantly improved performance, support for GlobalSuppressions, new rules and bug fixes.

New in CodeIt.Right v1.9.10053:

• Major performance improvements throughout the rule base
• Added support for GlobalSuppressions - syntax is the same as the VSTS GlobalSuppressions file. This new feature is supported in both Standard and Enterprise editions.
• SuppressMessage attribute for class now applied to all member of the class (see example at the bottom of the post)
• New Rules:
• Avoid the Page.DataBind method (AspNet)
• Avoid the DataBinder.Eval method (AspNet)
• Do not use SaveAs method to store uploaded files (AspNet)
• Always define a global error handler (AspNet)
• Do not disable custom errors (AspNet)
• Avoid setting the AutoPostBack property to True (AspNet)
• Interface methods should be callable by child types (Design)
• Remove unused parameters (Usage)
• Corrected download redirect link in the Enterprise Edition when new version is available. In the past versions it would incorrectly open the Standard Edition download page
• Fixed Encapsulate Field refactoring issue
• Other fixes for the reported issues

The following code sample on how class level SuppressMessage attribute excludes TypesAndMembersShouldHaveXmlComments rule for the class and all its members (bullet #3 above):

[SuppressMessage("SubMain.CodeItRight.Rules.General", "GE00005:TypesAndMembersShouldHaveXmlComments")]
public class MyUndocumentedClass
{
    public void MyUndocumentedMethod1{}
    public void MyUndocumentedMethod2{}
}

This update is free for all users who are current on their Software Assurance and Support Subscription

New version of CodeIt.Right Enterprise Edition - build 1.9.09355 - is available for download now.

This version introduces new feature Merge Profiles that allows to compare and merge user configured profiles, enhances VSTS integration with the new "Add WorkItem" feature, adds command line version parameters and ability to load/unload CodeIt.Right in the menu and Add-In Manager.

This update is free for all users who are current on their Software Assurance and Gold Support Subscription

New in CodeIt.Right Enterprise v1.9:

• New Merge Profiles feature allows to compare and merge user configured profiles
• New "Add WorkItem" feature - create TFS WorkItem from a violation 
• Added /metrics parameter to the command line utility to generate XML output for three metrics reports – "Member", "Type" and "Code"
• Added /sendto parameter to the command line utility - send the violation/metrics output via email
• CodeIt.Right can now be loaded/unloaded in the menu and Add-In Manager
• Build server setup doesn't require Visual Studio on the build machine anymore 
• "Built-in profile" option now is not selectable in the Analysis Module when one or more custom profiles deployed via Team Configuration Module
• New Rules:
• Specify CultureInfo (Globalization)
• Specify IFormatProvider (Globalization)
• Specify StringComparison (Globalization)
• Avoid excessive complexity (Maintainability)
• Avoid excessive inheritance (Maintainability)
• Do not use deprecated properties of Response object (AspNet)
• Fixed a number of bugs in the application and the rules...

Today we are releasing new version of CodeIt.Right - build 1.8.09300.

This version features complete ASP.NET support, it is compatible with VS2010 Beta 2 (in addition to VS2008, VS2005, VS2003), Add Rule dialog improvements - "Hide Rules in the Profile" and "Quick Search", 10+ new rules including new category "CodingStyle".

Those of you who are using CodeIt.Right with very large solutions may know of the memory limitation issue for the tools that live in the Visual Studio address space, aka "Out of Memory" exceptions. You will be excited to know we have addressed the issue in this version by introducing new "Memory Optimization" mode. The "Performance mode" is still on by default since it offers a little faster analysis but CodeIt.Right will offer to switch to the "Memory Optimization" option when you open a large solution or get the dreaded "Out of Memory" exception. You also are free to switch between the options manually.

Another change we made - we removed Sealed modifier for all built-in rules. This gives you even easier way to extend and customize existing rules by simply overriding just the methods you wanted changed. See Tutorial: Extending Existing Rules for a sample.

This update is free for all users who are current on their Software Assurance and Gold Support Subscription

New in CodeIt.Right v1.8:

• Now compatible with VS2010 Beta 2, VS2008, VS2005 and VS2003
• Finally complete ASP.NET support including refactorings in HTML markup.
• Added Memory Optimization mode – allows to minimize the memory use at slightly lower reduces performance. This allows to solve the “Out of Memory” issue on large solutions.
• Added Performance tab to the Options window – Best Performance/Memory Optimization.
• Added new Exclude tab and moved all exclude tabs there
• All Exclude tabs now support multi-select
• New option to Exclude a Project
• Added new “Add” button in Exclude Rule, Exclude File and Exclude Project tabs – the dialogs support multi-select.
• Profile Editor -> Add Rule dialog has new option Hide Rules in the Profile which removes from the selection the rules that already exist in the selected profile.
• Profile Editor -> Add Rule dialog has new Quick Search that filters the list for the rules that contain entered substring
  
• Added RuleID to rule help documentation.
• Product license codes when entered are now activated on the SubMain server.
• Auto Update wizard now shows Software Assurance & Gold Support subscription expiration date.
• About window now shows Software Assurance & Gold Support subscription expiration date.
• All web services – Auto Update, Error Reporting, Statistics and Activation – are now accessed over SSL protected HTTPS connection.
• Removed Sealed modifier for all built-in rules. This allows for new easier way to extend and customize existing rules by simply overriding specific methods. See Tutorial: Extending Existing Rules for a sample.
• Addressed issues related to incorrect source file encoding when Byte Order Mark (BOM) attribute was missing.
• New Rules:
  • Abstract class should have at least one derive class (Design)
  • Interface should have at least one implementation (Design)
  • Project should have AssemblyInfo file (Design)
  • Do not place assembly attributes outside of AssemblyInfo file (Design)
  • Do not include multiple statements on a single line (CodingStyle)
  • Avoid single line If statement (CodingStyle)
  • Do not check for empty strings using Equals (Performance)
  • XML Comments should be spelled correctly (Spelling)
  • Avoid non-public fields in ComVisible value types (Interoperability)
  • Avoid static members in ComVisible types (Interoperability)
  • PInvokes should not be visible (Interoperability)
• Fixed a number of bugs in the application and the rules...

Download

Download version 1.8.09300 here - http://submain.com/download/codeit.right 

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As announced earlier today we just closed the acquisition of the popular XML Comment helper tool GhostDoc. We, SubMain, will continue to evolve the tool and distribute it as a free product.

We are also announcing today the availability of the new version of GhostDoc v2.5.09150 which improves the user setup experience, adds support for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 and full support for Visual Basic.

Additionally, today we are making available a new version of CodeIt.Right (v1.6.09151) that adds the IntelliComment feature based on the GhostDoc algorithm and offers improved and automated generation of XML Comments.

We are very excited about taking over the future of an excellent tool such as GhostDoc! We are committed to maintaining this wonderful free tool and we welcome the community feedback and suggestions.

For more on the agreement, please see the press release and interview with Serge Baranovsky and Roland Weigelt - What's in the shop for GhostDoc?

Download GhostDoc v2.5.09150 here - http://submain.com/download/ghostdoc 

Download CodeIt.Right v1.6.09151 here - http://submain.com/download/codeit.right 

As you may know yesterday Microsoft released VS2010 Beta 1 to MSDN Subscribers. The Beta will also be publicly available for the rest of the world on Wednesday. This is long expected and very exciting new version of Visual Studio; and we here at SubMain are fully prepared to support the new shiny version!

While some companies make a big deal posting screenshots of the upcoming VS2010 versions and announcing availability of previews for their products within a month, we at SubMain have been working hard to give our customers a new fully VS2010 compatible version on the day of VS2010 Beta 1 release!

So ... today, within the 24 hours of the VS2010 Beta 1 availability, you can download new version of CodeIt.Right that runs in VS2010 (as well as VS2008, VS2005, VS2003) and fully understands the syntax changes in C# 4.0 and VB10! This is just of the many new features that come with this release - you can see the long list below.

With the VS2010's multi-monitor support and CodeIt.Right allows for even better performance as you keep violations up on one monitor while review source code and the changes on the other monitor.

Another great feature added in this version is the template based rules. We currently support T4 templates. The template based rules are simpler and more flexible alternative to writing custom rules using CodeIt.Right SDK.

Over the next couple of weeks we will be adding a tutorial on how to use and customize T4 templates in CodeIt.Right. Ping us if you want this sooner.

Give it a shot and let us know what you think!

New in CodeIt.Right v1.6:

Known issues

We are releasing the product with one known issue this time for it is very minor.

• Under VS2010 Beta 1 CodeIt.Right rule documentation links, like "More", "Tell me more..." don't work. This feature depends on the Visual Studio offline help module which was not shipped with VS2010 Beta 1. You still can use Rule Help in the Profile Editor. Rule documentation help works fine in VS2008, VS2005 and VS2003.
  

Download

Download version 1.6.09139 here - http://submain.com/download/codeit.right  

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Just before the holiday we are releasing new version of CodeIt.Right - build 1.2.08357. Download version 1.2.08357 today!

This release features addition of spell checking engine to CodeIt.Right SDK, workaround for the Out of Memory error on large solutions, 12 new rules and many bugs fixed.

Please share your feedback in the forums especially on the new spell checking rules - we are still working and improving them.

Note: The new spelling rules are included with the built-in profile but they are turned off by default - you will need to turn them on. For all rules you will need to add them into your custom profiles.

This update is free for all users who are current on their Software Assurance and Gold Support Subscription

Major changes in CodeIt.Right v1.2 :

Download build 1.2.08357 here - http://submain.com/download/codeit.right  

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New version of CodeIt.Right is out! You can download build 1.1.08262 today.

This is a major release even though we only added ".1" to the version. It includes .NET 3.5 support, Guidelines document template generation, option to analyze single file, enhanced SDK documentation, new rules, new command line version parameters and more. Please share your feedback in the forums.

This update is free for all users who are current on their Software Assurance and Gold Support Subscription

Major changes in CodeIt.Right v1.1 :

Download build 1.1.08262 here - http://submain.com/download/codeit.right  

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by Serge Baranovsky

CodeIt.Right is finally finished after about 3 years in the making. That's right, CodeIt.Right is Released! It is out in its all new shiny package :)

I would like to make a pause here and extend my deepest gratitude towards everyone who helped make this release possible. From the SubMain development team, the advisory board members, to everyone who participated in the community and contributed feedback over the year since we released the first public beta.

CodeIt.Right, my 7 years long dream come true. The tool it out! Cheers! (I truly believe that code analysis coupled with automatic refactoring will change the way .NET developer teams and solo developers work!)

With the touchy-feely stuff out of the way, let's get back to the actual product, shall we? :)

If you are new to CodeIt.Right:

• Download free 30 day Trial
• Read more about CodeIt.Right
• Get familiar with the tool - Quick Start, Introduction to CodeIt.Right Features, ISerializable Pattern - example
• Ask your Questions 
• And don't forget to Purchase CodeIt.Right as you are going to love it!

What's next?

This not a road map per se, just highlights of where we are heading with CodeIt.Right over the next months:

• We will keep publishing new rules as they are developed and will push them to you using the Auto-Update feature
• We will publish more tutorials and how tos on using the product and developing your own custom rules using CodeIt.Right SDK
• Create community section over at http://community.submain.com and allow custom developed rules shared with other users
• Version v1.1 is coming in 4-6 weeks - .NET 3.5 syntax, merging profiles, Pivot View improvements, generating team guidelines document template from profile, and of course, more rules!
• Version v2.0 is preliminarily scheduled for summer 2008 and will introduce VSTS integration and manual refactorings (we will merge CodeIt.Once into CodeIt.Right)

So, don't wait, go ahead, download CodeIt.Right - http://submain.com/download/codeit.right - play with it, explore the rules included in the box, get out of the box and try developing your own custom rules, share them, ask questions, tell us what you think!

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by Serge Baranovsky

We obtained exclusive distribution rights to the latest version of Steve Sartain's C#/VB .NET Coding Guidelines 100+ page ebook, and are offering free download from our website. From now on we will be maintaining the guidelines along with the author.

Topics covered in C#/VB .NET Coding Guidelines include:

• Naming Guidelines
• Class Member Usage Guidelines
• Guidelines for Exposing Functionality to COM
• Error Raising & Handling Guidelines
• Array Usage Guidelines
• Operator Overloading Usage Guidelines
• Guidelines for Casting Types
• Common Design Patterns
• Callback Function Usage
• Time-Out Usage
• Security in Class Libraries
• Threading Design Guidelines
• Formatting Standards
• Commenting Code
• Code Reviews
• Additional Notes for VB .NET Developers

Here is what Andrew Sutton says about the ebook at vbCity: "Steve Sartain has come up with a very readable document that offers comprehensive guidelines for structuring code writing."

Better hurry up to download this excellent whitepaper on coding guidelines and best practices while supplies last! (Just kidding, our supplies of this electronic downloadable book are unlimited ;-))

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by Serge Baranovsky

It is my pleasure to announce the release of CodeIt.Once for .NET v1.0 - Add-In for Visual Studio.NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005. We have been working hard and went through extensive Beta testing period to ensure we produce a high quality product.

First version of the product supports both VB.NET and C# and includes 14 refactoring operations:

• Rename
• Extract Method
• Encapsulate Field
• Extract Interface
• Promote Local Variable to Parameter
• Add Parameter
• Remove Parameters
• Reorder Parameters
• Method To Property
• Property To Method
• Introduce Constant
• Inline Variable
• Decompose Conditional
• Move Class

Technorati Tags: CodeIt.Once, Refactoring, Visual Studio, .NET, NET

by Serge Baranovsky

We have released a new version of PrettyCode.Print for .NET v1.5 - support for VS2005, code regions, preprocess expressions and more..

PrettyCode.Print for .NET v1.5 is free update to our current PCP.NET v1 customers.

What's New in PCP.NET v1.5

We have listened to your feedback and have done a number of improvements to PCP.NET v1.

New Features in v1.5 (build 1.5.163):

• Support for Visual Studio 2005, VB 8.0 and C# 2.0.
• Added support for code regions - you can now filter your selection by regions
• Added support for preprocess expressions
• Persisting project selection info on reload/refresh and between sessions - will save you time when you print a project often
• Syntax highlighted snippet area in the project selection window - long time requested feature is here. Makes the code snippet look much nicer and easier to read too.
• Print Current Module feature (Add-In only) - loads selected file and preselects it - a quick way to print just one file. Available via "Print Current Module" right-click menu in VS Code Editor window or "Print Module" right-click menu in VS Solution Explorer.
• New "Declaration Text" font setting allows to define a subset of of attributes for namespace, class, method declaration lines, i.e. Public Class MyClass..End Class or Private Sub MySub..End Sub. For example, you can make them bold now.
• New "Number Of Lines" column in the Class Details grid for Methods and Fields.
• and many smaller improvements and bug fixes

Download VS2003 and VS2005 builds here - http://submain.com/download

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