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dotCover supports latest ReSharper versions

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:07:00 GMT

dotCover's Coverage Results Browser.

dotCover is a code coverage tool that reports statement-level coverage in .NET and Silverlight applications. It highlights covered and uncovered code in Visual Studio by generating XML-based code coverage reports. dotCover detects which tests cover a particular location in code and integrates with ReSharper's unit testing tools. It comes with a console utility to use with a continuous integration server. dotCover can aggregate data from multiple coverage sessions and merging snapshots.

Updates in V1.2

Added support for latest ReSharper versions, enabling easy unit test coverage analysis

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a leading software development firm specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing software technology. The company is widely known for their innovative, award-winning products, IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper and TeamCity. JetBrain's products are trusted and used everyday by developers in over 3,000 companies worldwide, many from the Fortune 100. JetBrains has headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic and R&D centers in Russia, Germany and the USA.

Editable UML class diagrams for PHP code

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:47:24 GMT

Running a script with PhpStorm.

PhpStorm V3.0 adds PHP UML to help you examine, understand and change your PHP code.

PhpStorm provides a rich and intelligent code editor for PHP with syntax highlighting, extended code formatting configuration, on-the-fly error checking, and smart code completion. PhpStorm is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for PHP developers, built on top of the IntelliJ IDEA platform. It inherits all the web-related functionality of IntelliJ IDEA for editing PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, working with VCS and SQL.

Updates in V3.0

PHP UML - Understand and change code by providing editable UML class diagrams for PHP code. Quickly examine your application structure, create and edit classes and their relationships. Many refactorings can be applied directly from the diagram, via the shortcut menu.
Profiler Integration - Profile your scripts from PHPStorm with either Xdebug or Zend Debugger. See aggregate reports and jump from execution statistics directly to functions in your PHP code.
New PHP Formatting Options - Full support for Zend, PEAR and other standards.
Platform Improvements - More streamlined UI across all modern Operating Systems and Mac OS X Lion compatibility.
Smart Duplicated Code Detector - Available for all major supported languages including CSS and HTML.
PHPUnit Testing Improvements - Switch between tests and source code.
XSLT - XSLT 2.0 support and XSLT Debugger added.

About JetBrains

WebStorm adds JavaScript Unit Testing

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:04:11 GMT

Edit HTML code with WebStorm.

Jump from an exception stacktrace straight into your source code.

WebStorm helps you edit HTML, CSS and JavaScript during Web development. It notifies you about code problems on the fly and easily handles complicated language mixtures e.g. HTML markup or SQL inside a JavaScript. WebStorm tracks changes made to source files protecting you from accidental losses. You can inspect the history of a particular file or directory and rollback to any of its previous versions.

Updates in V3.0

Node.JS - Debug and validate server-side JavaScript (Node.JS apps)
JSLint - JavaScript code quality tool integrated in the IDE. Checks your code whilst editing
Smart Duplicated Code Detector - For JavaScript, CSS and HTML
CoffeeScript - A programming language that compiles to JavaScript and enhances its brevity and readability
JavaScript Unit Testing - Jump from an exception stacktrace straight into your source code
FTP/SFTP Sync Improved - Sync with Local/Sync with Deployed context menus added in Project view and Remote Host view
XSLT - XSLT 2.0 support enhanced with XSLT Debugger

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a Czech software development company best known for its Java IDE, IntelliJ IDEA and for its Visual Studio plugin ReSharper. JetBrains was founded in 2000 as a private company. JetBrains have a passion for making people more productive through smart software solutions that help them focus more on what they really want to accomplish, and less on mundane, repetitive tasks.

Object Pascal language for Java and Android

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:27:00 GMT

Creating a project in Oxygene for Java.

A compiler for managed platforms that includes Class Contracts, Parallelized Execution and Error Reporting.

Oxygene for Java brings Object Pascal to Java and Android platforms. Use one language to develop for Java and .NET. Both platforms are driven by the same compiler, and the language is 99% syntax compatible between the two platforms.

Features

Java Language - Oxygene is a true super-set of the Java Language. Anything you can do in Java, you can do in Oxygene, but in addition you can also take advantage of dozens of advanced language features.
IDE - Oxygene for Java integrates into Visual Studio to provide the same development experience you know from .NET.
Toolchain Integration - Oxygene integrates platform native tools into the IDE workflow, letting you build Android applications right from the Visual Studio IDE
Complete Debugger Integration - Press F5 and debug your Java and Android applications inside Visual Studio. Set breakpoints in your project, step through Oxygene code or Java language code from references libraries. Launch and debug your Android applications in the Emulator or on your connected device.
100% Native Java - Directly work with the core Java and Android base classes and reference and reuse any Java frameworks available from the platform vendor or third parties.
Generate 100% Native .jar Files - Create .jar libraries that can be consumed by other Java language developers.

About RemObjects Software

RemObjects Software is a software development company offering tools and libraries for software developers using the Microsoft .NET and Delphi development platforms. RemObjects Software concentrates on developing state-of-the-art solutions that form the foundation of your software applications, low-level libraries and tools that help developers define the architecture of their application.

Simplify Microsoft Access Application Development

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:10:00 GMT

Add Total Access Components to Microsoft Access forms.

Total Access Components 2010 now supports both 32 and 64 bit versions of MS Access 2010.

Total Access Components is a collection of ActiveX custom controls which allow you to quickly add powerful functionality to your Access applications. Many visual controls can be data bound directly to fields to reflect values graphically. It simplifies Windows System features development by encapsulating complex Windows API calls, giving you the ability to add standard Windows XP and Vista dialogs to your Access applications with little to no code.

Updates in 2010

Microsoft Access 2010 Support - Includes both 32 bit and 64 bit controls for Microsoft Access 2010.
Compatibility Across 32 and 64 bit Versions - Both versions are compatible with each other. Use the controls from Total Access Components in your MS Access application and automatically run it in the other version without any changes.
Enhanced Sample Database - Now demonstrates the properties, methods and events for each control.

About FMS

Founded in 1986, FMS is a privately held software firm located in Tysons Corner, Virginia. FMS is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and was recently recognized as an SD Times 100. FMS customers comprise small to large organizations including 90 of the Fortune 100 and every US federal government department.

IntelliJ IDEA V11 improves Debugging and Testing

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:26:00 GMT

A class diagram in IntelliJ IDEA.

Debug stylesheets using the new interactive XSLT debugger.

IntelliJ IDEA is an intelligent Java IDE that provides a combination of development tools. Its key features include intelligent coding assistance, smart navigation, numerous refactorings, code analysis, Web development, unit testing and code coverage. IntelliJ IDEA's functionality is continuously extended by users and third parties via plugins.

Updates in V11

In-place Refactorings - UI for refactorings has been improved for better usability.
Event Log view - A single place to see all IDE notifications and take action where needed.
VCS Support Improvements - New 'Digest' view means you spend less time on routine VCS tasks such as pre-commit reviews.
Git Log Graph - Highlight commits and provides actions like create tag/branch and checkout revision.
GitHub - Bundled integration now supports Gists creation for sharing your code instantly from the IDE.
Diff - Shows class and file comparison. Folder diff also allows merging folders.
Play Framework - IntelliJ IDEA now supports Web development using the Play Java Web framework. The IDE provides syntax highlighting, formatting, navigation and completion for built-in tags.
Spring - Improved performance for large models.
Android Development - IntelliJ IDEA supports development for Google Android with the latest Android 4 SDK (Ice Cream Sandwich). A 'Preview' pane displays the UI as you code. Various options such as screen size, target platform version and theme allow more control on what is displayed.
Testing and Debugging - An interactive XSLT debugger is included with IntelliJ IDEA 11 for debugging XSLT stylesheets. JSLint / JSHint integration allows you to check your JavaScript code quality as you write it by running external validators. The JavaScript Debugger lets you customize properties of an object that you see while debugging. This works for both Firefox and Chrome JS debuggers.
Web Servers - Out-of-the-box support for JBoss 7, WebSphere 8 and Jersey 1.10 Web servers.

About JetBrains

Detect and consolidate duplicate code

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:35:00 GMT

Extract a method in CodeRush.

CodeRush v2011 vol 2 adds duplicate code detection to improve quality of source code.

CodeRush is a Visual Studio productivity add-in which will help you create and maintain source code with extreme efficiency. Consume-first declaration, powerful templates, smart selection tools, intelligent code analysis, innovative navigation and a collection of refactorings all work together to increase productivity. Developers can deliver more features with better quality in less time. Create sophisticated code blocks in seconds and extend code templates instantly. CodeRush will complete identifiers as you type and expand or contract selections logically. Instantly place selected code inside Try/Catch blocks, Regions and custom wrappers. Reverse the logic of selected code and revisit important points within your code instantly. CodeRush lets you write better code more quickly.

Updates in v2011 vol 2

Color Swatches in Code - Change the color using CodeRush's color picker. C#, VB, XAML, HTML and CSS are supported.
Preview Hinting - Show code that's going to change so you can see the refactoring impact before you apply it.
Test Result Icons - View the results of the last test run and quickly run the test again after making changes.
Code Issues - Show errors, warnings, hints and duplicate code while you work.
Duplicate Detection and Consolidation - Easily view duplicate code throughout your solution while you work.
Multi-Select - Select what you need from multiple locations and copy or cut to the clipboard.
Speed - Navigate to a symbol, class or file with fewer keystrokes.

About DevExpress (Developer Express)

Developer Express is a software development company based in the United States. It produces coding assistance tools and components for Delphi, C++ Builder and Microsoft Visual Studio developers. The major part of its product line is VCL, .NET WinForms and ASP.NET components that replicate the UI of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office applications. Developer Express has won many industry awards for its products.

Add-in Express improves platform support

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:33:42 GMT

Adding the GlobalBank DLL with Add-in Express for Microsoft Office and Delphi VCL.

Add-in Express for Microsoft Office and Delphi VCL provides developers with a platform for extending Microsoft Office applications. It gives you components that can integrate with the Microsoft Office family including Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio, Access, PowerPoint, MapPoint, FrontPage, InfoPath, Project and Publisher. Use the Add-in Express visual designers to create version-neutral, fast and easy-deployable Office plug-ins and add your own toolbars, menus, ribbons, form regions, task panes and keyboard shortcuts.

Updates in 7

Support for Delphi XE2
Support for Office 2010 x64 applications
Fixed bug where the OutlookProfileName property returned an empty string in Outlook 2010 x64
Fixed bug where Excel became visible when run via Automation with an add-in containing advanced task panes

About Add-in Express

Add-in Express creates tools and solutions based on Microsoft Office. Their components and tools are used worldwide by tens of thousands of developers from companies including several Fortune 500 companies. The products support all available MS Office applications and help developers save time and money with elegant commercial solutions.

CodeCompare Pro improves conflict recognition

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:34:00 GMT

Compare files with CodeCompare Pro.

Highlight and navigate through merge conflicts as well as perform rules-based folder comparisons.

CodeCompare Pro is an tool for folder synchronization, source comparison and merging. It takes into account different programming languages (C#, Visual Basic, XML, XAML, etc.) and offers two and three way comparison. CodeCompare Pro is distributed as a Visual Studio add-in and as a standalone application.

Updates in V2.70

64-bit mode is supported
Highlight and navigation through merge conflicts
Rules-based folder comparison
Inserts before/after selected text blocks
Independent file and folder history for each pane
Syntax highlighting for ActionScript and Tcl/Tk
Automatic integration into version control systems
Enable integration into Windows Explorer after installation

About Devart

Devart offers well-known native VCL/CLX components and dbExpress drivers for direct access to Oracle, MS SQL Server and MySQL. They also provide advanced data access solutions for the Microsoft .NET Framework for native connectivity to Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL database servers. Devart is also a vendor of database tools designed to automate and simplify the database development process.

AppCode released

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:34:16 GMT

Selecting project type in AppCode.

IDE for high quality iOS and Mac OS Apps.

AppCode is an Objective-C IDE for developers building apps for Apple devices such as Macs, iPhones & iPads. It is focused on developer productivity, code quality and tight integration with Xcode. AppCode comes with well thought out and convenient code navigation and code completion, on the fly code analysis with quick-fix suggestions and better code refactorings. You can open and create Xcode projects and run your app on an iOS device or in a simulator.

Features

Coding Assistance - AppCode offers several Code Completions starting with basic completion as-you-type and including more advanced "Smart Type" and Class completion for more precise filtering of suggestions. All completion results are ranged and ordered by relevance considering the caret position and surrounding code.
Wide Languages Range - AppCode is a powerful code editor not only for Objective-C but for a variety of other programming languages, such as C++, XML, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Code Navigation - Efficient project code navigation is crucial — not only when you research someone else's code but your own as well, especially as the project grows bigger and bigger. Go to Class/File/Symbol lets you quickly jump to the required place in code when you know what you need. You want to get from a method call to declaration or vice versa? Go to declaration/definition does just what you need. Navigating through Classes hierarchy is simple with AppCode's gutter navigation icons: go to implementation or super-class, switch between implementation and declaration, go to related files/classes, go to super method in interface/protocol.
Internationalization (i18n) - Are you developing a multi-lingual app? And AppCode also helps you with this. The IDE allows you to easily extract inline strings into resources using the "Localize the string" quick-fix and provides a quick navigation to the resource files.
Code Analysis and Transformation - AppCode constantly keeps an eye on the quality of your code. No need to run additional tools: all errors and warnings are shown right in the editor. And for most of them, the IDE knows a quick fix suggestion. Over 60 Code Inspections just for Objective-C help you keep your code clean and avoid certain problems with memory management, data flow or detect "dead code" such as unused methods, variables or classes. Additional inspections verify XML, HTML, JavaScript inside your code and even spell-check it. Quick-fixes are the helper actions that you can invoke when the IDE shows a warning or a hint 'light bulb', e.g. remove and unused import or release an unreleased instance variable.
Refactoring - It is important to be able to easily improve code design as it evolves with time. AppCode provides a solid set of reliable code refactorings to help you. They include such vital ones as Rename, Extract Method and Introduce Variable, as well as more powerful ones like Extract Protocol/Category, Change Signature, Convert Method to Function and back, and others.
iOS Development - AppCode completely supports the latest iOS 5 features, like Automatic Reference Counting.
Run/Debug on Device - Even though AppCode does not fully replace Xcode, you can do most of your coding without switching between the tools. And since running and debugging are part and parcel of coding, AppCode allows for running and debugging your apps directly on a connected iOS device.
iOS Simulator - When you have no real iOS device connected, or need to try a specific configuration, no worries — AppCode can run your code in Simulator.
Integration with Interface Builder - AppCode does not provide its own Interface Builder but seamlessly integrates with it instead. Just open an .xib file in AppCode and we'll open it in the Interface Builder (or in Xcode 4) automatically. Close it when done and go on coding.
Version Control Integration - AppCode includes a complete first-class version control tool providing integration with most of the existing Version Control Systems. This includes both support of features specific for each VCS as well as a unified interface and management for common VCS tasks. All the tedious tasks (adding, removing, deleting files) are performed automatically. A built-in visual merge tool resolves all conflicts in a quick and intuitive manner. The changes made locally are highlighted as you type in the editor gutter, providing intuitive navigation and a 2-click rollback for individual changes.
Xcode Interoperability - AppCode is fully compatible with Xcode. You can open existing Xcode projects and work on a project in both IDEs in parallel. No additional configuration needed and your projects stay always 100% Xcode-compatible. AppCode can create new Xcode projects. And you can add new files to a project in AppCode based on Xcode file templates. AppCode will automatically navigate you to Xcode when working with specific files (like xib, storyboard, etc.).
Issue Trackers Integration - When your ToDo list is in an issue tracking system, you can configure AppCode to work with the issues without switching from the IDE. AppCode supports the following bug tracking systems: Atlassian JIRA, JetBrains YouTrack, Lighthouse, Pivotal Tracker, GitHub, Redmine, Trac.
Debugger - Being able to step through your code is critical when developing sophisticated software. In addition to the ability to run your code, AppCode includes a debugger with a simple, easy to use user interface with Frames, Variables and Watches views and an option to debug with either GDB or LLDB. Conditional breakpoints allow more control and the option to log an evaluated message when a breakpoint is hit. You can evaluate any expression or code fragment while debugging session is paused or a breakpoint is hit.
Unit Testing - AppCode also provides you with the possibility to run OCUnit tests. You can either specify a particular unit test to run, or all unit tests in a specified class and run them all sequentially. The specialized test runner UI offers on-the-fly statistics on currently run tests, and a quick navigation to an error line if a test fails.
Keyboard Schemes / Vim Emulation - For a higher productivity AppCode encourages you to use the keyboard for all your tasks. For an easier start with AppCode, try the keyboard hotkeys you already know well. AppCode's keyboard layout is designed with your convenience in mind, but you can always choose specific layouts such as those from Xcode or IntelliJ IDEA, or just create your own. Additionally, AppCode offers a powerful VI/Vim emulation mode giving you the best of both worlds.
Plugins - More than 10 years of IntelliJ platform development gives AppCode 50+ IDE plugins of different nature, including support for additional VCS, integrations with different tools and frameworks, and editor enhancements such as Vim emulation. AppCode plugins can be browsed and managed from the Plugin Manager in IDE Settings.

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a technology-leading software development firm specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing software. The company is widely known for its innovative, award-winning Java integrated development environment, IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper developer productivity extension and dotTrace profiler for .NET developers, TeamCity -- a continuous integration and build management environment, RubyMine -- a Ruby and Rails IDE and others. JetBrains maintains its headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with its R&D labs located in St. Petersburg, Russia and Boston, Massachusetts.

PL/SQL Developer V9.0.1 released

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:02:51 GMT

Find database objects view in PL/SQL Developer.

You can now be connected with more than one user at more than one database at a time.

PL/SQL Developer is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that is specifically targeted at the development of stored program units for Oracle Databases. Over time more and more business logic and application logic has moved into the Oracle Server, so that PL/SQL programming has become a significant part of the total development process. PL/SQL Developer focuses on ease of use, code quality and productivity, key advantages during Oracle application development.

Updates in V9.0.1

Multiple simultaneous connections
The major new feature in PL/SQL Developer 9.0 is that you can now be connected with more than one user at more than one database at a time. Each window has its own connection, and you can easily switch the connection of a window by using the connection selector.

Connection List
Allows you to quickly access connections from a dockable or floating tool. The connection list gives you a quick overview of all connections and their associated windows. Connections will automatically be added to the list when logging on, but they can also be explicitly added as a user-defined connection.

XLSX format support (Excel 2007 / 2010)
Added support for Excel 2007 / 2010 XLSX format for exporting SQL Window result sets and saving Report Window results. The XLSX format allows for an unlimited number of rows per sheet.

Table Definition Editor Enhancements
Now supports Oracle11g virtual columns. You can mark a column as virtual and enter the expression in the Default/Expression field.

Diagram Window Enhancements

Explicitly sort items with drag & drop
Automatically sort items by id or alphabetically
Additional zoom levels for smoother zooming
Show or hide item types at group or diagram level
Table and View level comments included

Command Window Enhancements

ZIP Archive [File | Directory] command added
Support for SIZE UNLIMITED added for the SET SERVEROUTPUT command
ZIP option added to the SPOOL command
SHOW CONNECTION command added to show information about all connections

Other Enhancements

Support for local partitioned indexes added
Support for logging/no-logging added
Support for rowdependencies added
Comments can now be edited in a text editor

SQL Window Enhancements

You can now lock one or more columns so that they remain visible when the grid is scrolled horizontally. You can also scroll lock rows to keep key rows visible or to easily compare 2 rows that are not adjacent
Virtual columns are read-only and will immediately update when you change the value of a source column
If a table has a before insert or update trigger that modifies column values, or if the table has default values for newly inserted records, the SQL Window grid will now immediately display these server-generated values after posting the new or modified record
You can now use a "Tab=<title>" comment to define result tab titles
A function key has been added to invoke the Large Data Editor from the result grid
The Output Buffer Size can be set to 0 for Unlimited

Test Manager Enhancements

Global variables added to pass variable values from one test script to another
A "New Session" property is added to isolate test scripts from session state changes
A Log pane is added on the Run tab page to show variable input and output values
The definition page now contains a splitter to resize the top and bottom half

Editor Enhancements

Syntax highlighting now works correctly for alternative quote delimiters
The Code Assistant is now invoked for database links after typing @
Code Assistant "Describe Context" queries can now be modified through CANames.sql
The editor now detects Unicode encoding from the file contents in addition to the file header ("BOM")
The macro recorder now supports edit functions like Find, Bookmark, and so on
Ctrl-Del is now assigned to "Editor / Delete next word"

Object Browser Enhancements

A "Suppress owner" property has been added for user-defined Object Browser Folders
The list of users for the User selector can now be limited by specifying a where clause in the Preferences

File Browser Enhancements

Popup menu item "Open with" added to open a file with an external program
Popup menu item "Properties" added to show the file properties
Popup menu item "Open in Explorer" added to show a file or directory in the Windows Explorer

Data Generator enhancements

SQL() expression now accepts bind variables for other field values. For example: SQL('Department ' || :deptno)
LIST(select) expression now accepts bind variables for other field values. For example: LIST(select empno from emp where deptno = :deptno)
SQL() expression now accepts a select statement with a single column/row result. For example: SQL(select count(*) from order_lines where order_id = :order_id)

Compare User Objects Enhancements
Now allows you to compare PL/SQL source objects with or without case, white space, and comments. Simply select the corresponding items on the options tab page: The difference viewer will also compare with or without case and white space. If you are using your own difference viewer, you can configure which command-line switches need to be used for each option.

About Allround Automations

Allround Automations, based in Enschede, The Netherlands, is a privately held company, founded in 1989. Allround Automations is a leading provider of Oracle development tools, with more than 290,000 users at more than 40,000 companies and organizations in 147 countries.

dotCover integrates with ReSharper 6

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:37:00 GMT

Viewing dotCover's Coverage Results Browser.

Version 1.1.1 also improves presentation of class member and adds HTML & JSON reports.

dotCover is a code coverage tool that reports statement-level coverage in .NET and Silverlight applications. dotCover highlights covered and uncovered code in Visual Studio by generating XML-based code coverage reports. dotCover detects which tests cover a particular location in code and integrates with ReSharper's unit testing tools. It comes with a console utility to use with a continuous integration server. dotCover can aggregate data from multiple coverage sessions and merging snapshots. dotCover extends the JetBrains .NET tools family that already includes ReSharper and dotTrace.

Updates in V1.1.1

Integration with ReSharper 6 - dotCover integrates with the latest version of ReSharper 6, allowing a smooth user experience. ReSharper 5.x continues to be supported also.
Per-snapshot Settings - Snapshot settings, including node exclusion and inclusion are now saved in a file alongside the snapshot (*.settings).
Improved presentation of class members - When you browse coverage results with dotCover 1.1.1, you can clearly see properties with getters and setters, as well as events with add and remove accessors. Anonymous delegates and lambdas are represented by nodes within containing methods denoting types that they receive and return.
HTML and JSON reports - In addition to XML export available previously, dotCover 1.1.1 allows you to generate reports as HTML and JSON both from the console runner and from Visual Studio coverage UI.
Integration with NDepend - dotCover 1.1.1 provides support for NDepend in the form of exporting coverage reports to XML for NDepend.
Predefined color schemes - Some like it dark, some like it bright, so why not provide several color highlighting schemes by default? That said, you can still fine-tune coverage highlighting colors by tweaking dotCover display items via Tools | Options | Environment | Fonts and Colors.
Support for Dynamic NUnit Tests - Full support for dynamic NUnit Test cases as well as Combinatorial, Sequential and other common NUnit attributes.
Filtering coverage tree on-the-fly - You can now exclude a specific node, or all nodes except this node, from the coverage tree and have dotCover instantly recalculate percentages of covered and uncovered code.
Getting coverage analysis data from TeamCity - You can now use TeamCity Visual Studio plug-in to connect to a TeamCity server and obtain data from a Continuous Integration coverage analysis run.
Incremental update of coverage info when tests are partially rerun - Coverage information is calculated incrementally without requiring full profiling on new runs, making the whole process much faster.
Per-solution coverage settings - Starting from dotCover 1.1.1, coverage filters are stored per-solution in projectName.dotCover files. In case you're covering a compiled application, i.e. you're not working with a solution per se, global settings are used.

About JetBrains

ECO improves Visual Studio compatibility

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:38:00 GMT

Creating a component diagram with EcoModeler.

Version 6 now integrates with Visual Studio 2010.

ECO for Visual Studio is a tool for Domain Driven Development (DDD). ECO users build their systems directly from the Domain Model, increasing productivity, and ensuring that the system actually matches the user's needs. While the internals of ECO are complex, using it is very easy. The classes of the problem domain such as Customers and Invoices are defined in a Class Model. ECO will then generate the database schema, the code for the domain classes, and the information for mapping the classes to the database tables. And better yet, when you change your model, ECO will merge the changes into your code, and update your database schema while preserving your precious data. A feature referred to as Database Evolution.

Updates in 6.0

ECO 6 is now integrated with Visual Studio 2010

About CapableObjects

CapableObjects offers products and services for developing systems based on a Domain Model. While the ideas underlying its technology are in many ways similar to those of Domain Driven Design (DDD), it takes the concept one step further by making the domain model part of the running system. Its model driven approach offers a dramatically increased productivity, as well as improved quality. CapableObjects' product offering, the innovative development environment ECO, provides a multi-layered approach to development through a series of interacting frameworks, all driven by the domain model. In addition, it provides consulting services in the areas of Domain Modeling, and Model Driven Development. CapableObjects AB, located in Stockholm, Sweden, is a privately held company.

PowerWF V2.5 updated

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:49:00 GMT

Initializing PowerWF plugins in PowerWF Studio.

PowerWF - Visual PowerShell allows you to create automated IT solutions by leveraging the full strength of PowerShell and Windows Workflow. With PowerWF - Visual PowerShell every PowerShell cmdlet is at your fingertips for simple drag & drop script creation. PowerWF also comes bundled with PowerSE, a full featured PowerShell Script Editor and debugger.

Updates in V2.5

Correct window resizing problem on systems running Internet Explorer 9.0.
Use PowerShell Remoting to execute PowerShell cmdlets on remote systems.
Added support for PowerShell modules that run in STA mode.
Improvements to the automatic PowerShell generation.
Improved runtime engine and development application start performance.

About Devfarm

Devfarm Software was founded in 2008 with the vision of building products to simplify and automate the daily activities of IT administrators. PowerWF Studio delivers on this dream by leveraging Windows Workflow Foundation and PowerShell to innovate in the Administration, Service Desk, Virtualization, and Monitoring spaces.

PowerWF for Operations Manager V2.5 updated

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:49:39 GMT

Viewing the getServices window in PowerWF for Operations Manager.

PowerWF for Operations Manager makes it easy to monitor virtually anything using thousands of activities for data collection. PowerWF for Operations Manager also includes the ability to create your own data collection activities. It provides all the features found in PowerWF, including drag & Drop script development. IT administrators can quickly automate their daily tasks without having to become scripters themselves. PowerWF for Operations Manager comes with an Operations Manager wizard that walks you through the steps needed to create thresholds and performance counters. Every PowerShell Snap-In & Module automatically becomes a Windows Workflow Activity in PowerWF, allowing you to create workflows that encompass virtual any environment.

Updates in V2.5

Correct window resizing problem on systems running Internet Explorer 9.0.
Use PowerShell Remoting to execute PowerShell cmdlets on remote systems.
Added support for PowerShell modules that run in STA mode.
Improvements to the automatic PowerShell generation.
Improved runtime engine and development application start performance.

About Devfarm

PowerWF for Service Manager V2.5 updated

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:49:25 GMT

Sequential Workflow in PowerWF for Service Manager.

PowerWF for Service Manager is completely integrated with Microsoft's Service Manager, it lets you extend the Service Manager authoring experience using PowerWF to create custom Service Manager activities. With PowerWF for Service Manager you can create and test workflows before deploying them to Service Manager.

Updates in V2.5

Correct window resizing problem on systems running Internet Explorer 9.0.
Use PowerShell Remoting to execute PowerShell cmdlets on remote systems.
Added support for PowerShell modules that run in STA mode.
Improvements to the automatic PowerShell generation.
Improved runtime engine and development application start performance.

About Devfarm

System Center Bundle V2.5 updated

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:49:00 GMT

PowerWF and PowerSE, available in System Center Bundle.

System Center Bundle includes: PowerSE, PowerWF for Operations Manager and PowerWF for Service manager. PowerSE's advanced script editor, interactive console, integrated help and powerful debugger make developing PowerShell scripts easier than ever. PowerSE includes a full featured code editor with complete IntelliSense coverage of PowerShell, .NET and WMI. PowerWF for Operations Manager makes it easy to monitor virtually anything using thousands of activities for data collection. PowerWF for Operations Manager also includes the ability to create your own data collection activities. It provides all the features found in PowerWF, including drag & drop script development. IT administrators can quickly automate their daily tasks without having to become scripters themselves. PowerWF for Service Manager is completely integrated with Microsoft's Service Manager, it lets you extend the Service Manager authoring experience using PowerWF to create custom Service Manager activities. With PowerWF for Service Manager you can create and test workflows before deploying them to Service Manager.

Updates in V2.5

Correct window resizing problem on systems running Internet Explorer 9.0.
Use PowerShell Remoting to execute PowerShell cmdlets on remote systems.
Added support for PowerShell modules that run in STA mode.
Improvements to the automatic PowerShell generation.
Improved runtime engine and development application start performance.

About Devfarm

CodeFluent Entities released

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:37:06 GMT

Using CodeFluent Entities to create applications.

A software factory that helps you build and evolve your application.

CodeFluent Entities is a Visual Studio 2008/2010 integrated environment that helps you master present and future Microsoft .NET development technologies. It is a full model-first tool for continuous generation of all your application layers (user interface, services, business tier and database) that preserves your custom code. Your application deserves rock-solid foundations. Let CodeFluent Entities generate them, and leave yourself the fun part. CodeFluent Entities guarantees best practices on Microsoft architecture including: Winforms, WPF, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Office, SharePoint or mobile.

Features

Allows multi-architecture without additional cost
Rich client (client/server architecture)
Web ASP.NET application (n-tier architecture)
Web SharePoint application (n-tier architecture) - Requires additional licensing option "CodeFluent for Sharepoint"
Smart Client application (n-tier architecture)
SQL server persistence
Oracle persistence - Requires additional licensing option "CodeFluent for Oracle"

About SoftFluent

SoftFluent is a privately-owned company delivering software and services in software development. It is SoftFluent's contention that software development is as yet too much of a mere craft. SoftFluent's ambition - which it already has strongly implemented - vies to speed up its industrialization. SoftFluent, with its massive investment in Research and Development, capitalizes on CodeFluent Entities, software it designed to evolve according to the ever-changing prerequisites of your needs. In accordance with the pragmatic model-oriented approach of its product, SoftFluent extends the methods of software development to bring you the agility you need. SoftFluent only relies on high value people, who are expert partners deeply committed to your success.

PowerSE improves runtime engine

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:36:47 GMT

The PowerSE IDE displaying the console help panels.

Version 2.5 also adds support for PowerShell modules that run in STA mode.

PowerSE's advanced script editor, interactive console, integrated help and powerful debugger make developing PowerShell scripts easier than ever. PowerSE includes a full featured code editor with complete IntelliSense coverage of PowerShell, .NET and WMI. It also comes with code completion and an intuitive color Syntax Highlighting that speeds PowerShell development. PowerSE's syntax checking instantly lets you see errors in your code and quickly jump to error lines to fix the problem.

Updates in V2.5

Correct window resizing problem on systems running Internet Explorer 9.0.
Use PowerShell Remoting to execute PowerShell cmdlets on remote systems.
Added support for PowerShell modules that run in STA mode.
Improvements to the automatic PowerShell generation.
Improved runtime engine and development application start performance.

About Devfarm

DevPartner BoundsChecker 99 day license launched

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:51:00 GMT

Detecting program errors with DevPartner BoundsChecker.

Micro Focus DevPartner products are now available to purchase with 99 day licenses.

Micro Focus has launched a new license model allowing you to purchase 99 day licenses for DevPartner® BoundsChecker, DevPartner Visual C++/BoundsChecker Suite, DevPartner Java Edition and DevPartner Studio Professional from as little as $99/€99/£99 to $149/€149/£149. The products are fully functional and last for 99 days, if you wish to use the software after 99 days you will need to buy another license. Note: This offer is only available in certain countries.

99 day licenses are available for:

DevPartner BoundsChecker Web Edition - Unique testing and 'bug busting' capabilities to help developers quickly and easily locate errors in application source code at runtime, and deliver reliability and high performance to their users. Supporting 32 or 64-bit, and with native C/C++ and .NET interoperability, DevPartner BoundsChecker helps uncover even the most difficult of application killers. (Includes: Error Detection from $99/€99/£99)

DevPartner Visual C++/BoundsChecker Suite Web Edition - Extends the unique DevPartner BoundsChecker capabilities, enabling developers to quickly locate runtime errors in application source code. Helping to identify performance issues and measure the level of testing accomplished for Windows C and C++ code, including mixed-mode .NET applications, Micro Focus DevPartner for Visual C++ / BoundsChecker Suite offers unrivaled capability for the pure C++ developer. (Includes: Error Detection, Performance Analysis, Coverage Analysis and System Comparison from $149/€149/£149)

DevPartner Studio Professional Web Edition - The ultimate suite of software development and testing tools for the Microsoft .NET and native Windows platforms. Enhancing Visual Studio and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server with its advanced capabilities, DevPartner Studio automatically detects and diagnoses software defects and performance problems early in the development process, providing built-in expert coding advice and best practices to improve development skills and ensure software reliability and performance. (From $149/€149/£149)

DevPartner Java Edition Web Edition - A comprehensive code quality suite that boosts Java development productivity allowing you to easily deliver reliable, high-performance Java applications, components and Web services. With comprehensive runtime support for leading J2EE application servers, such as WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss and Tomcat, DevPartner Java Edition automates time-consuming tasks such as source code reviews, troubleshooting, performance profiling and unit test validation. (From $149/€149/£149)

About Micro Focus

Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization and Management software enables customers' business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. Micro Focus has more than 30 years of expertise and more than 15,000 customers including more than 70 of the Fortune Global 100 companies and one million licensed users.

ReSharper 6 adds code analysis for VB.NET

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:46:00 GMT

Refactoring tools in ReSharper.

Also includes 3 new languages: JavaScript, CSS and HTML and support for ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor view engine.

ReSharper 6 is an intelligent add-in to Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010. ReSharper comes equipped with a rich set of features including: intelligent coding assistance, on-the-fly error highlighting and quick error correction. ReSharper also supports code refactoring, unit testing, navigation and search. NAnt and MS Build Scripts Editing and ASP.NET Editing are also features ReSharper offers. ReSharper advanced features are available right from Visual Studio. ReSharper is available in 3 Editions: ReSharper Full Edition, ReSharper C# Edition and ReSharper Visual Basic .NET Edition. ReSharper Commercial Licenses are available for companies and organizations as well as ReSharper Personal Licenses for individual developers and ReSharper Academic Licenses for educational institutions and trainers.

Updates in 6

JavaScript support - JavaScript support spans most ReSharper 6 feature groups including code inspections, navigation, refactorings, and coding assistance. Symbol and smart completion are available in JavaScript, enabling you to filter out the enormity of JS library functions.
ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor support - ReSharper's ASP.NET MVC feature pack is extended with support for the new Razor view engine. ReSharper brings its full power to C# code blocks in Razor views, including code highlighting, code completion, context actions, refactorings, and navigation. ReSharper's navigation infrastructure, including File Structure and Go to File Member, works correctly in .cshtml files.
CSS support - ReSharper applies its own highlighting to CSS syntax. In addition, every color value is underlined with the respective color, and a quick-fix is available to help change it using a graphical color picker. ReSharper provides its own code completion in CSS files and HTML/ASP.NET markup files. It helps you complete tag names and attributes, preudo-classes, CSS properties and property values.
HTML support - ReSharper 6 brings basic HTML support to the table. First of all, you get code completion for tags, attributes and attribute values where applicable. This is especially handy for values of class and id tags where ReSharper brings up available CSS properties and existing IDs:
VB.NET code analysis - Visual Basic .NET support in ReSharper lacked on-the-fly code inspections for a couple of years, but the wait is finally over: VB.NET code analysis is making its first steps in ReSharper.
Improvements in XAML support - Silverlight, WPF and Windows Phone 7 developers have a reason or two to like ReSharper 6. It has introduced quick-fixes to create properties and dependency properties from usage, improved code completion for bindings, and made ReSharper work nicely with d:DataContext and d:DesignInstance properties.
Color assistance - Whenever you're working with a color, be it in CSS, C#, VB.NET or XAML, ReSharper 6 provides color highlighting for properties representing colors and code completion visualizing colors and brushes.
Macros for file headers - File headers that ReSharper applies on code cleanup can now contain macros defining things such as solution, project and file name; current date and time; and file creation date and time. This means you don't have to manually update the file header ahead of every cleanup.
ReSharper suggestions explained - Sometimes, it's not outright clear why ReSharper highlights code in a particular way. However, it's now easy to get an explanation why ReSharper is coming up some of its most perplexing code inspections: clicking Why is ReSharper suggesting this in the drop-down menu that you get on pressing Alt+Enter opens a wiki page clarifying a particular inspection.
Searchable code inspection severity options - Customizing inspection severity is now a lot easier, for several reasons. First of all, all code inspections can now be configured to be shown with a particular level of severity, be it an error, warning, suggestion, or hint. Second, it has introduced several tabs in the Options dialog that help manage inspection severity for a specific language or technology. Last but not least, you can now search for specific inspections in the list, which is an enormous time saver if you're looking to customize inspections containing a particular keyword.
Extended navigation and search - Navigation has been enhanced and extended in a multitude of ways. For example, when you're looking to jump to a file, you can narrow down the search by entering parts of a path to the file using spaces as delimiters. This is super handy when you have hundreds of similarly named files in your solution:
Bundled decompiler - With ReSharper 6, you don't need a third-party decompiler anymore! Decompile and navigate to library code as easily as you navigate to source code. The entire ReSharper navigation infrastructure, including Go to Symbol/Type/File/File Member, File Structure, navigating through inheritance hierarchy and usage search, is available for decompiled code. You can go to decompiled sources from anywhere, including from the source code, Go to windows, or Object Browser.
Multiple new code inspections -Introduced tens of new on-the-fly code inspections in ReSharper 6, all of which work in C# code and the majority in VB.NET. Prominent additions include Possible multiple enumeration of IEnumerable that is triggered when you're doing excessive work looping through an enumerable.
Find similar issues - ReSharper 6 adds another pop-up menu item that displays on pressing Alt+Enter over highlighted code. This lets you search for similar issues in the entire project, solution, or a folder. This is a much more straightforward way to focus on a specific problem than before when you had to start with searching for code issues in a scope, and proceed with carefully customizing filters.
Converting LINQ to loops - Previously you could have introduced transformations from for and foreach loops to LINQ statements. Now, if you prefer traditional loops over the elegant query
Improvements in unit testing - ReSharper's unit test runner has received a great deal of improvements for this release. For instance, it now does provide an error message when you're running tests and your solution doesn't compile. In terms of framework support, ReSharper 6 now detects NUnit test cases both in the Unit Test Sessions window and in the unit test pop-up menu.

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a technology-leading software development firm specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing software. The company is widely known for its innovative, award-winning Java integrated development environment, IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper developer productivity extension and dotTrace profiler for .NET developers, TeamCity - a continuous integration and build management environment, RubyMine - a Ruby and Rails IDE and others. JetBrains maintains its headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with its R&D labs located in St. Petersburg, Russia and Boston, Massachusetts.

dotTrace Performance 4.5 released

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:17:52 GMT

Viewing CPU statistics by thread with dotTrace.

Adds better organized snapshot views, less noise in call stacks and improved tree presentation and performance.

dotTrace Performance profiles the performance of .NET applications, ASP.NET applications running on Internet Information Server and Windows services. You can compare any two performance snapshots of the same application with dotTrace. dotTrace program interface features effective navigation, easy filtering and smart search options. dotTrace also features source preview.

Updates in 4.5

Less noise in call stacks and improved tree presentation - Content in snapshot views is now better organized: specifically, icons to the left of the tree no longer misalign its nodes. In addition, you can now quickly fold or unfold calls that take insignificant time with Ctrl+Space.
Extracting all public methods of a class to a single tab - You can now quickly view all public method calls from a certain class in a separate tab, which helps analyze the performance of a class along the lines of its API.
Improved estimation of potential performance gains - You can now adjust time of a function called from a specific parent function, leaving its other calls intact.
Sampling profiling is now used by default - Sampling is the fastest profiling mode that imposes least overhead. Of course, whenever you need to collect more detailed performance data, you can switch to tracing or line-by-line profiling.
Previewing .NET Framework source code - By connecting dotTrace 4.5 Performance to Microsoft Reference Source Server (via View | Options | Source Preview), you can preview the source code of .NET Framework when you analyze the behavior of library code in your snapshot.
Displaying IL code in source view - In the Source Preview area, you can now switch between source form and CIL form of methods that you're analyzing:
New floating license handling policy - This is an important change for customers who are using dotTrace integrated into Visual Studio in corporate environments. Before, a floating license ticket was issued right upon loading the dotTrace plug-in in Visual Studio irrelevant of whether a user actually needed it. Starting from dotTrace 4.5 Performance, a ticket is only requested after a user has performed an operation with dotTrace from within Visual Studio.
Performance improvements - dotTrace 4.5 Performance generates Hot Spots and Plain List views a lot faster than version 4.0. Acceleration has also been applied to search in Hot Spots view and canceling view construction on pressing Esc.

About JetBrains

JetBrains is a technology-leading software development firm specializing in the creation of intelligent, productivity-enhancing software. The company is widely known for its innovative, award-winning Java integrated development environment, IntelliJ IDEA, ReSharper developer productivity extension and dotTrace profiler for .NET developers, TeamCity - a continuous integration and build management environment, RubyMine - a Ruby and Rails IDE and others. JetBrains maintains its headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, with its R&D labs located in St. Petersburg, Russia and Boston, Massachusetts.

Gaia Ajax 3.7 released

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:26:44 GMT

An AJAX shopping cart example that supports drag-and-drop purchasing.

Adds full support for Visual Studio 2010 and now all the controls utilize the advanced Ajax engine.

Gaia Ajax lets you leverage your existing knowledge of ASP.NET to create post back free applications. Gaia Ajax has the same syntax and code model, with declarative controls and C# or VB.NET in the code behind. All your client logic is in one place where it should be: in a compiled environment on your Server. Gaia Ajax extends the existing power of ASP.NET and allows you to develop large scale and highly advanced applications with Ajax enabled Server controls all without the use of JavaScript.

Updates in V3.7

Visual Studio 2010: Gaia Ajax now fully supports VS.NET 2005, 2008 and 2010
Ajax: All controls now fully utilize the advanced Ajax engine
Features: Lots of new and exciting features in controls and aspects
Samples: New samples available

About Gaiaware

Gaiaware is a Norwegian company developing the Ajax framework Gaia Ajax for ASP.NET. We're focused on making development of web applications as fun and easy as possible.

Altova DiffDog Professional 2011r3 updated

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:38:10 GMT

Comparing two text files with Altova DiffDog.

Altova DiffDog is a powerful diff / merge tool for files, folders, and directories. Altova DiffDog includes an easy-to-use synchronization utility quickly compares and merges text or source code files and directories via its intuitive visual interface. Altova DiffDog also provides advanced XML aware differencing and editing capabilities based on those popularized in Altova XMLSpy.

The following editions are available:

Updates in 2011r3

Users can now quickly and easily synchronize large file systems and complex subdirectory structures locally or across networks with DiffDog 2011 Release 3.

The synchronize feature of directory comparisons in DiffDog 2011 Release 3 is enhanced with a new set of buttons at the top of the Synchronize directories dialog to facilitate using DiffDog to make exact copies of folders, directories, and subdirectories for backup or other duplication requirements. The requirements for an exact copy are a bit different than a conventional directory diff/merge comparison, since the source directory could contain an older version of a file than the target, or the source could be missing files that exist in - and should be deleted from - the target.

About Altova

Altova accelerates development and integration projects with software, services, and solutions that enhance productivity and maximize results. As an innovative, customer-focused company and the creator of leading software development tools -- including XMLSpy®, the preeminent product in its class -- Altova is the choice of over 1.5 million clients worldwide and virtually every Fortune 500 company. With customers ranging from vast development teams in the world's largest organizations to progressive one-person shops, Altova's line of software applications and custom-tailored professional and educational services fulfills a broad spectrum of business needs. Altova is an active member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is committed to delivering standards-based platform-independent development solutions that are powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use. Altova was founded in 1992 and has headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts and Vienna, Austria.

For more information visit: www.xmlspy.com/

Rommana Software joins ComponentSource

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:38:00 GMT

Software lifecycle management using Rommana.

Rommana is a software lifecycle management solution.

Rommana supports the following processes; Requirement Management, Test Management, Project Management, Use Case Management, Issue Management and Change and Release Management. Rommana is a fully integrated web based solution allowing project teams to access project data from any place using Internet Explorer.

Rommana Features

Fully Integrated Web-Based
Project Team can Access Project Data from any place using Internet Explorer
One Common Repository for all Project Artifacts and Documentation
Full Collaboration Between all Team Members Around the Globe 24/7
Complete Traceability of Requirements to Use Cases, Scenarios, Test Cases, Test Sets, Test Scripts, Issue Reports, and Change Requests
All reports Exported to Microsoft Word

About Rommana Software

Rommana Software provides a premier application lifecycle management solution which delivers total control, total integration, total management, simplicity, availability, traceability, seamlessness, and full collaboration.