Friday, June 27, 2008

Tools for Software Developers

Faster coding = more free time
You've got to like anyone who's creating software designed to "generate leisure time for software developers." The folks behind AutoCode haven't quite figured out how to bend space-time, precisely--but they have come up with some clever ways to automate repetitive tasks in Visual Studio. And did we mention that AutoCode is free, too? Check out the latest incarnation, Version 3.0, which includes a SmartFormat feature, FileCodeModel (to help you access code structure), and several new commands.

Got plenty of free time already? You can find lots of other functionality in this week's software Picks: EditRocket is a text editor designed to accelerate your coding, with support for more than 20 different languages; HTMLPad 2008 Pro is an HTML, JavaScript, and CSS editor that strikes a nice balance between power, value, and customizability; and Excelsior Delivery is a small-footprint installer tool that offers a few more features than its freeware sibling, Excelsior Installe

Paul Hughes
Paul Hughes
Contributing Editor,
CNET Download.com

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