by Serge Baranovsky

CodeIt.Right Beta 2 is out now - major update since the Beta 1.

Our team is eager to hear your feedback on the Beta 2 version, as you can really influence the next stage of development. Be sure download the Beta 2 and to let us know what you think on the forums, and have your chance to win 1 of 3 $100 Amazon gift certificates to be awarded to the top three posts by October 31st.

Major changes overview since the last Beta 1 build

• Improved analysis performance
• Help file covers most rules
• Added new rules (more to come after Beta 2)
  
  1. DoNotHideBaseClassMethods
  2. AvoidLongTypeArgumentsForVB6Clients
  3. AptcaTypesShouldExtendAptcaBaseTypes
     
• Added Rule Update mechanism - allows to notify of new rules published on SubMain site, download, install and update custom profiles.
  New post-Beta 2 rules will be distributed this way.  

• Added Pivot View

• Revamped Correction Progress dialog with Report, Export and Undo features

•  Lots of smaller changes and tons of bug fixes.

(Note for current Beta users: to see the new rules you will need to switch back to the built-in profile or add them to your custom profile(s))

Download build Beta 2 build 1.0.07268 here - http://submain.com/download/codeit.right

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

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by Serge Baranovsky

Maintenance release of CodeIt.Once - build 1.2.07269 - resolved a number of bugs, removed Custom and Repair un-install options as they weren't working correctly.

Download link - http://submain.com/download

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

by Serge Baranovsky

This is a maintenance release of PrettyCode.Print for .NET and, for the most part, includes bug fixes - quite a few issues reported since the April 2007 update.

The update is free for current users.

Download at http://submain.com/download

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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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