| Software developers need to work harder and harder to bring
value to their development process in order to build high
quality applications and remain competitive. Developers can
accomplish this by improving their productivity, quickly
solving problems, and writing better code.
A wealth of open source and free software tools are
available for developers who want to improve the way they
create, build, deploy, and use software. Tools, components,
and frameworks exist to help developers at every point in
the development process. Windows Developer Power Tools
offers an encyclopedic guide to more than 170 of these free
tools to help developers build top-notch Windows software
from desktop applications to web services.
To help you choose the right tools for solving both common
and uncommon problems you face each day, this book follows a
unique task-oriented organization, laying out topics in the
same order that you and your team are likely to encounter
them as you work on a project. Each tool entry features a
solid introduction -- a mini user's guide -- so you can get
up to speed quickly and understand how to best use the tool
in your environment. Inside, you'll find:
A guide to more than 170 tools covering 24 unique aspects of
Windows and .NET software development, with many
descriptions contributed by the tools' authors
Descriptions of freely available ASP.NET and Windows Forms
controls, object relational mapping systems, testing
frameworks, and build and continuous integration tools
Articles on tools to help developers troubleshoot
misbehaving applications
Guides for utilities to boost productivity in the
development environment as well as speeding up tasks in
Windows itself
"Quick pick" lists at the start of each chapter to help you
find and choose the right tool for your task
"At a Glance" and "In a Nutshell" summaries to help readers
more quickly narrow their options
References to an online book site to keep you up-to-date
with new releases and features
Forewords by Mike Gunderloy (Larkware) and Scott Hanselman
(http://www.hanselman.com/tools), operators of the two most
popular tools sites for Microsoft developers.
Also, plenty of links in each article point you to
additional detail online if you wish to delve more deeply
into features and functionality. This one-stop resource
covers a wide range of open source and freeware tools to
help you answer questions around planning, developing,
testing, and rolling out great software. Best of all,
they're free.
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Biting the hand that feeds IT 
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