Release of Framework Design Studio!
Trying out this new tool to compare a class in two different assemblies, red and green colour are used to differentiate the line of codes on what is added and removed respectively. More significantly, what is inherited was also displayed in grey and this greatly improves the analyzing of the assemblies without hunting down other class to get a picture of what is inherited. Comments can also be added during the review of the assembly and even be exported. This will definitely be helpful when code reviewing is required.
The diff GUI is something difference from the usual text comparison tools (such as beyond compare and win merge) where the two different versions are displayed side by side. Personally, I am still trying to get use to it, as it does not allow me to compare the difference on each line of code but rather it will displayed line in different colour. The tree can also provide some information on whether any difference found in each class. This will speed up on the filtering process since an assembly has many classes and going thru each one will be time consuming.
On the other hand, the Reflector for .NET has been my favorite assembly analyzing tool so far as it allows me to analyze assemblies and even the resources files in it. Another great feature provided, is the analyzer also show the dependency on other assemblies. With these two great tools available, they will definitely improve the life of many developers. All thanks to everyone involved in getting these two great tools developed. For those that still unaware of these two tools, I do urged you to check them out if you ever need to analyze any assembly for good.
Trying out this new tool to compare a class in two different assemblies, red and green colour are used to differentiate the line of codes on what is added and removed respectively. More significantly, what is inherited was also displayed in grey and this greatly improves the analyzing of the assemblies without hunting down other class to get a picture of what is inherited. Comments can also be added during the review of the assembly and even be exported. This will definitely be helpful when code reviewing is required.
The diff GUI is something difference from the usual text comparison tools (such as beyond compare and win merge) where the two different versions are displayed side by side. Personally, I am still trying to get use to it, as it does not allow me to compare the difference on each line of code but rather it will displayed line in different colour. The tree can also provide some information on whether any difference found in each class. This will speed up on the filtering process since an assembly has many classes and going thru each one will be time consuming.
On the other hand, the Reflector for .NET has been my favorite assembly analyzing tool so far as it allows me to analyze assemblies and even the resources files in it. Another great feature provided, is the analyzer also show the dependency on other assemblies. With these two great tools available, they will definitely improve the life of many developers. All thanks to everyone involved in getting these two great tools developed. For those that still unaware of these two tools, I do urged you to check them out if you ever need to analyze any assembly for good.
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