Recently I have been asked by multiple people what rapid design tools I use, or what types of code generation tools do I use.  Many people are surprised when I tell them that for the most part I don't use any rapid generation tools.  I do use a few home grown tools, such as my Info Class Generator, which is available on this site.  However, that is as far as I go with automated code generators.  However, one thing that I have started using more and more frequently are Code Snippets within Visual Studio.

I have found that creating a few helpful Code Snippets has allowed me to quickly and easily format my code, and build my needed structures in almost no time.  In this blog article I will share two of my most commonly used Code Snippets, if there is a demand I will post future code snippets here as well.

Part of getting ready for OpenForce '07 involved looking into Visual Studio 2008 and Silverlight.  As happens every time I browse new technology I got quickly sidetracked and sumbled upon a Microsoft document that outlines all of the new features with C# 3.0 which will be released with Visual Studio 2008 as part of the .NET 3.0 framework.  This article will give you a quick overview of the first thing I found, and honestly one of my favorites overall "Automatically Implemented Properties"