Few Useful Visual Studio Extensions for .NET

2015/10/312 min read
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Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. ASP.NET Solution Template
  3. Web Essentials
  4. Productivity Power Tools
  5. Ionic Tabs Template
  6. Paid Extensions
  7. Conclusion

Introduction

Here are a few useful Visual Studio extensions for .NET developers that can improve productivity and streamline development workflows.

ASP.NET Solution Template

A solution layout for a typical ASP.NET web application, pre-configured with Git, Gulp.js, NuGet, and StyleCop development tools. It is well suited for developing a single-page application (SPA).

ASPNET MVC ANGULAR Project Template — Installation for ASP.NET MVC Angular project Visual Studio extension.

CodeMaid — CodeMaid is an open source Visual Studio extension to clean up, dig through, and simplify your C#, C++, F#, VB, PHP, JSON, XAML, XML, ASP, HTML, CSS, LESS, SCSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript coding.

Web Essentials

Web Essentials — If you ever write CSS, HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, or LESS, then you will find many useful features that make your life as a developer easier.

Productivity Power Tools

Productivity Power Tools — A set of extensions to Visual Studio 2013 Professional (and above) which improves developer productivity.

Indent Guides — Adds vertical lines at each indent level.

Task Runner Explorer — Provides custom task runner support to Visual Studio.

GhostDoc — GhostDoc is a Visual Studio extension that automatically generates XML documentation comments for methods and properties based on their type, parameters, name, and other contextual information.

Ionic Tabs Template

Ionic Tabs Template — Build a cross-platform hybrid mobile app for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone with the Ionic Framework and Apache Cordova. This project comes with a simple tab-based layout.

Paid Extensions

Paid extensions for Visual Studio: ReSharper, OzCode, NCrunch, .NET Reflector.

Conclusion

These extensions can greatly enhance your Visual Studio development experience. Whether you need code cleanup, productivity boosts, or cross-platform tooling, there is an extension to help.