We are added 2 new community contributions to our Tutorials page.

Paulo Morgado posted a great template for CodeIt.Right Code File Header correction action that automatically generates file header compliant with StyleCop Rules. You can find the template source in Paulo's blog post CodeIt.Right Code File Header Template For StyleCop Rules

Craig Sutherland has done a great job integrating CodeIt.Right with CruiseControl.NET.

Here is CodeIt.Right violations report in CC.NET - great to see Craig took advantage of the Severity Threshold feature and implemented filtering to reduce "noise" in the report very much like we have it in CodeIt.Right:

CC.NET CodeIt.Right Analysis Summary report screenshot:

Thank you, Paulo and Craig! Great work!

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

Code Quality developer tools is the direction we've been following since the introduction of CodeIt.Right and we are taking this commitment to the next level in 2010 with two new products and new features for our existing products.  One of the new products to be released in 2010 will assist in unit testing, code coverage and test code profiling; the second new product will be complementary to CodeIt.Right.  All three products together will comprise our new Code Quality Suite.  Additionally, we will continue to keep up with the Visual Studio 2010 release schedule and have all of our products 2010 compatible when VS2010 is RTM.

Here is what we are planning for 2010:

• New product !
  
  
• Coming March 2010:  we are adding to our product line by offering a unit test runner and code coverage product.
  
  
• New product!
  
  
• Project Anelare (code name) - we will provide details on this project as we get closer to a public preview.  At this point we can share that this will be product complementary to CodeIt.Right - together they will encompass our code quality package.
  
  
• VS2010 support
  
  
• For all products - most of our products are compatible with VS2010 RC, and we will be VS2010 RTM compatible by the time it RTMs.
  
  
• CodeIt.Right
  
  
• Optimized rule library performance:  the new version will be released the first week in March!
  
  
• Community Rule Valuation & Review: we are pioneering "social" in code analysis by enabling the community to rate rules and provide feedback; as well as leverage the community feedback, best uses and best practices for each rule.
  
  
• NEW Rules - with emphasis on security, FxCop/StyleCop parity, SharePoint, WPF & Silverlight rules.
  
  
• (EE) Trend Analysis: monitor code quality improvements over time.
  
  
• (EE) Integration with manual code review tools.
  
  
• Global Suppressions:  adding support for GlobalSuppressions and extending syntax of the SuppressMessage attribute for more flexible in-code exclusions.
  
  
• Multi-select in the violations list.
  
  
• Copy Rule feature:  clone and change rule instance configuration
  
  
• Command line enhancements: open command line/build violations output in Visual Studio for correction
  
  
• Annotation: for excludes and corrections
  
  
• XAML support:  enables building Silverlight and WPF specific rules
  
  
• Profile Wizard:  quick start no-brainer user/project profile based on the project type, importance, community valuation, favorite food, etc
  
  
• GhostDoc
  
  
• We are currently prioritizing the feature set for the new version of GhostDoc. If you have a feature request that you have not submitted yet, share them with us in the GhostDoc forum.
  
  

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

New version of CodeIt.Right is almost out. We have a beta build 1.1.08198 for you today. Please download and give it a try, let us know what works and what doesn't. This is pretty big release that includes .NET 3.5 support, Guidelines document template generation, new command line version parameters and more. Please share your feedback in the forums.

If you get an unhandled error dialog, please enter your email address so we could let you know when we resolved the issue or if we need to contact you for more details in our troubleshooting.

For the .NET 3.5 support we have made major changes to our parsing engine - please report all issues you encounter with the Beta.

Major changes in the v1.1 Beta:

Download build 1.1.08198 here - http://submain.com/download.aspx?product=codeit.right-beta 

Note: Even though 1.1.08198 is a stable Beta it's Beta nevertheless. Proceed with care.

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by Serge Baranovsky

This CodeIt.Right rule update includes fixes as well as 3 new security rules.

New rules:

• Do not declare read only mutable reference types (Security)
• Seal methods that satisfy private interfaces (Security)
• Secure GetObjectData overrides (Security)

These rules are included with the default profile and you will only need to follow the wizard to merge them into your custom profiles.

Fixes:

• Rule "Do not override operator equals on reference types" incorrectly triggered violation for the "Equals" method. Now this rules only reports violation for the operator "==" override.
• Fixed "If the type is a generic type, CIR adds the apostrophe-count string to the class name for the deserialization constructor"
• Fixed "If there is no explicit default parameterless constructor, adding the deserialization constructor causes errors in all derived classes that called the parameterless constructor"

As a reminder, this set of rules is distributed using the Rule AutoUpdate feature which triggers 15 minutes after you start Visual Studio. If you turned the feature off, you can manually start the update wizard from the CodeIt.Right/Help & Support/Update Rules menu.

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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

Another CodeIt.Right rule update. Next stop, release of CodeIt.Right, is targeted at February 1. Yes, that's the end of this week, better hurry to take advantage of the pre-release pricing ;)

New CodeIt.Right rule posted:

• Use prefix for return type  (Naming)
• Avoid prefix for return type (Naming)
• Use prefix for derived type (Naming)
• Avoid prefix for derived type (Naming)

The four rules above will not be included into the default profile - see How to add rule to User Profile to learn how to add these into your custom profile.

This set of rules is distributed using the Rule AutoUpdate feature added into the Beta 2 of CodeIt.Right. Auto Update triggers in 15 minutes after you start Visual Studio. If you turned the feature off you can manually start the update wizard from the CodeIt.Right/Help & Support/Update Rules menu.

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by Serge Baranovsky

New CodeIt.Right rule posted:

• Externally visible types and members should have XML comments (General)

This rule makes sure all Public and Protected members and types have XML documentation comment.

AutoCorrect option for this rule is 'Add XML comment template' which will add

(for VB)

          
            '''
<summary>
            '''
    
            '''
</summary>
            '''
<value>
            '''
    <para>
            '''
        
            '''
    </para>
            '''
</value>
            '''
<remarks>
            '''
    
            '''
</remarks>
          
        

(for C#)

          
            ///
<summary>
            ///
    
            ///
</summary>
            ///
<value>
            ///
    <para>
            ///
        
            ///
    </para>
            ///
</value>
            ///
<remarks>
            ///
    
            ///
</remarks>
          
        

(actual content of the template will depend of the code element the XML template are being added to).

This set of rules is distributed using the Rule AutoUpdate feature added into the Beta 2 of CodeIt.Right. Auto Update triggers in 15 minutes after you start Visual Studio. If you turned the feature off you can manually start the update wizard from the CodeIt.Right/Help & Support/Update Rules menu.

Don't forget to leave your feedback in the CodeIt.Right forum http://community.submain.com/forums/4/ShowForum.aspx

(Note: if you skip the custom profile update step in the Rules Update Wizard, you still can add new rules to your custom profile(s) using the Add Rule button in the Profile Editor - you will find recent rules by sorting the date column)

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by Serge Baranovsky

New set of CodeIt.Right rules:

• Avoid unsealed attributes (Performance)
  
• COM visible types should be creatable (Interoperability)
  
• Pointers should not be visible (Security)
  
• Remove empty finalizers (Performance)

(All of the new rules above offer AutoCorrect options)

This set of rules is distributed using the Rule AutoUpdate feature added into the Beta 2 of CodeIt.Right. Auto Update triggers in 15 minutes after you start Visual Studio. If you turned the feature off you can manually start the update wizard from the CodeIt.Right/Help & Support/Update Rules menu.

Please leave your feedback how much you like/dislike the AutoUpdate feature, your suggestions - in the CodeIt.Right forum http://community.submain.com/forums/4/ShowForum.aspx

(Note: if you skip the custom profile update step in the Rules Update Wizard, you still can add new rules to your custom profile(s) using the Add Rule button in the Profile Editor - you will find recent rules by sorting the date column)

For more information on CodeIt.Right, getting started presentation, support and feedback see Beta 1 announce post.

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by Serge Baranovsky

We published new CodeIt.Right rules:

• Mark assemblies with assembly version (Design)
• Mark assemblies with CLSCompliant (Design)
• Mark assemblies with ComVisible (Design)
• Remove unused locals (Performance)

(All of the new rules above offer AutoCorrect options)

This is the first set of rules that we distribute using the Rule AutoUpdate feature recently added into the Beta 2 of CodeIt.Right. Auto Update triggers in 15 minutes after you start Visual Studio. If you turned the feature off you can manually start the update wizard from the CodeIt.Right/Help & Support/Update Rules menu.

The AutoUpdate feature is brand new - please leave your feedback how much you like/dislike it, what steps are not intuitive, what would you improve - in the CodeIt.Right forum http://community.submain.com/forums/4/ShowForum.aspx

(Note: if you skip the custom profile update step in the Rules Update Wizard, you still can add new rules to your custom profile(s) using the Add Rule button in the Profile Editor - you will find recent rules by sorting the date column)

For more information on CodeIt.Right, getting started presentation, support and feedback see Beta 1 announce post.

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