Tools: ReSharper 4.0
We just finished our trial period for ReSharper from JetBrains. We’re buying licenses right now. It’s become indispensable to us. It’s that good.
ReSharper is like pair programming for introverts. It’s like a real-time FxCop, offering refactorings and best practices advice while you type.
Gordon had used ReSharper in its 2.0 days. I’d heard many positive things about ReSharper, but hadn’t tried it myself. The recently released 4.0 version offers support for C# 3.5, including the var keyword, object and collection initializers, and lambda expressions. Check out the in-depth review by Simon Hart if you want more details. Or just try it yourself.