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C

C# in a Nutshell (Drayton, Albahari, and Neward), 133

C# refactoring tools, 92

C#Builder IDE, 102

Caching application block, 134

camel casing, 137

Check In command, 35

Check Out command, 34

check-out/edit/check-in development style, 42–43

ClearCase software, 38, 39

Cloak command, 37

code building process, 236–254,

See also coding;

source code

using automated build tools, 237

using Build menu in VS .NET, 236–237

checklist, 254

continuous integration, 250–251

daily build tasks, 238–239

daily build tools

Daily Build, 240–241, 240

FinalBuilder, 241–243, 241

Hippo.NET, 243

Merant Build, 240

from Microsoft, 239–240

NAnt, 239, 243–248

OpenMake, 240

overview, 239

Visual Build Professional, 248–250, 249

daily builds, defined, 237

on dedicated computers, 250

overview, 236–237

problems and solutions

automating intractable tools, 252

fixing broken builds, 252–253

handling developer idiosyncracies, 252

managing version numbers, 253

overview, 251

warning, 251

Code Complete (McConnell), 156

Code Generation in Action (Herrington), 144

code generation tools, 142–153

active code generators, 145–146

AlachiSoft TierDeveloper, 149

built into VS .NET, 147–148, 148

CodeSmith, 143–144, 143–144, 150–152

deciding to use or not, 152–153

example, 150–152

Iron Speed Designer, 149

m3rlin, 149

not getting trapped by, 151

Olero ORM.NET, 149

overview, 142–143

passive code generators, 144–145

Solutions Design LLBLGen Pro, 149

SQL injection problem and, 145

taxonomy, 144–146

uses, 146–147

warning, 153

Workstate Codify, 150

Yes! Software CodeCharge Studio 2.2, 150

code munger, 145

code project organization, 20–31

checklist, 31

design patterns and

benefits, 24–25

defined, 23–24

Gang of Four patterns, 24–25

Microsoft patterns, 25–26

overview, 20

scheduling deliveries, See also delivering

beta testing approach, 29, 71

choosing approaches, 30

overview, 28–29, 28

XP approach, 29–30

software architecture

defined, 20

versus design, 20–21

design patterns and, 23–26

in small projects, 21, 22

technology trap, 23

UML and, 22–23

starting new projects

breadth-first coding, 27

depth-first coding, 27

mixed approaches, 28

overview, 26

code project planning, 2–18

checklist, 18

choosing methodologies

agile approaches, 16–17, 17

iterative approaches, 16

Microsoft Project and, 15

overview, 14–15, 17–18

waterfall approaches, 15–16

handling requirements

defining requirements, 6–8

elicitation checklist, 8

eliciting requirements, 9

overview, 6

requirements development, 8

requirements management, 8, 11

technology traps and, 7

use case documentation, 9–10

warning, 8

nailing down feature sets

with elevator pitches, 3–4

with mind maps, 4–6, 6

overview, 2

overview, 2

tracking progress

inch-pebbles and, 12

overview, 11

with scheduling tools, 11–13, 13

with time and billing tools, 13–14, 14

code property rights. See protecting

The Code Project website, 137

CodeMeeting tool, 212

CodeReview tool, 213

coders, xix

CodeSMART add-in, 113, 114

CodeSmith tool, 143–144, 143–144, 150–152

CodeWright tool, 112, 212

coding defensively, 52–67,

See also bug tracking; logging

testing

using assertions

defined, 52

guidelines for, 55–56

mechanics of, 53–54, 54

in .NET, 52–56, 53–54

in other languages, 55

overview, 52

uses for, 56

checklist, 67

using comments

intent comments, 65

noise comments, 61–62

overview, 61

placeholder comments, 63, 63

summary comments, 64–65

synchronization problem, 66

using exceptions

custom exceptions, 58–60

defined, 56

example, 56–57

guidelines for, 60–61

mechanics of in C#, 57

overview, 52

coding documentation, 216–233

checklist, 232–233

developer help files

using NDoc, 225, 228, 228–229

overview, 224–225

using XML comment tags, 225–228, 227

end-user help files

choosing topics, 218–220, 219

conceptual help, 219

context-sensitive help, 217

using FAR, 223

indexes, 217–218, 221

using Microsoft HTML Help, 222, 223

organizing information, 220–221

overview, 216

using professionals, 221, 224

using RoboHelp, 223, 224

task-specific help, 218, 219

and testing, 221

understanding user needs, 216–218

with user feedback links, 222, 222

user interface and, 225

manuals, 229–230

overview, 216

team documentation

development logs, 230–231

overview, 230

postmortems, 231–232

coding software installers, See also delivering

choosing install creators, 280–281

example, 282–286, 284–286

including licenses, 283

using Inno Setup, 277

install-on-demand, 280

using InstallAnywhere.NET, 277–278

using InstallShield DevStudio, 278, 279, 279

using InstallShield Express, 278

using NSIS, 278

overview, 276–277

and testing, 282

tips for, 281–282, 282

and uninstallers, 282

using Visual Studio .NET, 278, 281, 282–286, 284–286

Windows Installer resources on, 279, 280

using Wise for VS .NET, 278–279

using Wise for Windows Installer, 278–279

coding with small teams, 198–213

checklist, 213

versus coding solo, 199

and documenting

development logs, 230–231

overview, 230

postmortems, 231–232

legalities, 199

managing teams

choosing team structures, 200

overview, 199–200

the Peter Principle and, 201–202

processes, 202

tracking progress, 200–201

overview, 198

reasons for, 198

tools for distributed teams

CodeMeeting, 212

CodeReview, 213

CodeWright, 212

e-mail, 203

GotDotNet, 206–207, 208

Groove Workspace, 211, 212

instant messages, 204

online workspaces, 204–208, 206, 208

overview, 203

SharePoint Services, 210–211

SourceForge, 205, 206

wikis, 209, 210

comments, See also coding defensively

intent comments, 65

noise comments, 61–62

overview, 61

placeholder comments, 63, 63

summary comments, 64–65

synchronization problem, 66

XML comment tags, 225–228, 227

compatibility testing, 164

Compuware DevPartner Studio add-in, 116, 117

ConceptDraw MINDMAP software, 5

concurrent development style, 42–43

Configuration Management application block, 134

conformance testing, 163–164

continuous integration, 250–251

contracts, 256–259,

See also protecting

Create Project command, 34

Creative Commons project, 261

CruiseControl.NET tool, 251

csUnit testing tool, 73

“Customizing VS .NET Start Page” article, 98

CVS (Concurrent Versions System) software, 34, 38, 39–40

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