Coder to Developer: Tools and Strategies for Delivering Your Software

Salamander tool, 267

scheduling software tools, 11–13, 13

searches for reusable code, 137

setup (installer) programs. See delivering

Share command, 36

shared-source licenses, 263–264

SharePoint Services, 210–211

SharpDevelop IDE, 102

Skibo, Craig, 106

SmartDraw software, 5

smoke testing, 164

Snippet Compiler tool, 103, 130–132, 131

Software Engineering Laboratory (SEL), 15, 16

Software Requirements (Wieger), 7, 9

Solutions Design LLBLGen Pro tool, 149

source code, 120–140,

See also code; coding

camel casing, 137

checklist, 140

evaluating design guidelines with FxCop, 137–140, 139–140

experimenting with new code

using nogoop .NET Component Inspector, 129–130, 130–131

overview, 132

using Snippet Compiler, 130–132, 131

Pascal casing, 137

reusable code sources

balancing costs/benefits, 135

The Code Project, 137

Google searches, 137

GotDotNet User Samples, 137

legalities and, 120

Logidex .NET Library, 135–136, 136

Microsoft application blocks, 134–135

Microsoft .NET libraries, 132–134

spelunking utilities

Ildasm, 120–124, 123

overview, 120

Reflector, 124–128, 124, 127

source code bugs. See bug; debug

source code control, 34–50

benefits, 35, 35

best practices

branching, 47–48

etiquette, 46–47

labels, 47

overview, 45, 48

storage, 45–46

checklist, 50

command levels

1: basic, 34–35, 35

2: code tree management, 36–37, 36–37

3: advanced, 37–38

example, 48–49, 49

overview, 34, 38

protecting code, 35

software tool factors

advanced commands, 45

concurrent development style, 42–43

cross-platform support, 45

IDE integration, 44–45, 44

Internet friendliness, 43

price, 41–42

repository, 43

software tools for

AccuRev, 38, 39

BitKeeper, 38, 39

ClearCase, 38, 39

CVS, 34, 38, 39–40

Perforce, 38, 40

StarTeam, 39, 40

Subversion, 39, 40

Vault, 35, 39, 40, 48–49, 49

VSS, 34, 39, 40–41, 42, 43

viewing code history, 35, 35

in Visual Studio .NET, 44–45, 44

source code IDEs, 102–103,

See also Visual Studio .NET IDE

source code rights. See protecting

Source Control Provider Selector

utility, 44

SourceForge tool, 205, 206

SourceGear Vault software, 35, 39, 40, 48–49, 49

Spices tool, 267

Spolsky, Joel, 11, 12

SQL injection problem, 145

SQLXML code library, 133

StarTeam software, 39, 40

storage in code control system, 45–46

stress testing, 71, 164

“Structuring Solutions and Projects” article, 45

Subversion software, 39, 40

summary comments, 64–65

System Information utility, 193, 193

system testing, 70