Arnold Matusz's Blog

Most .NET developers write their code in a Visual Studio IDE. There are several reasons to use Visual Studio, but only few people really explore more advanced features than the basic controls / windows: Solution Explorer, Class View, Model Browser, Toolbox, Find and Replace :).

This is why I' ld like to take the opportunity to write about Visual Studio Macros for those of you who haven't had the chance meet Macros until now. » Continue reading ...

It is widely known that the in the software development process testing and debugging take much more time than actually writing the lines code. Some pessimistic articles talk about a ratio of up to 80% to 20% (debugging and test vs. code writing).

This is a very strong reason to get down and dirty to get to know the tools we are working with. Because in many cases the debugging activity is very long and without any fixed forecast of it's end exploring hidden features of the Visual Studio debugger can save you allot of time. » Continue reading ...