Development Tools

The Development Tools are tools used by the developers to create and compile World Wind.

.NET and DirectX

 * .NET Framework SDK Version 2.0
 * .NET Framework Software Development Kit


 * DirectX SDK
 * DirectX Software Development Kit

Editor/IDE

 * #develop

Compiler

 * Microsoft Visual Studio
 * Full version of Microsoft Visual Studio

OR
 * Microsoft Visual C# Express Edition
 * Free version of Microsoft Visual Studio with a reduced feature set. Current version is 2008 SP1


 * Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition downloads
 * 2005 version of Visual Studio express downloads still available

SVN Client

 * TortoiseSVN
 * Lets you work with files under SVN version control directly from Windows Explorer.

Other Tools

 * FxCop
 * Code analysis tool that checks .NET managed code assemblies for conformance to the Microsoft .NET Framework Design Guidelines.


 * TestDriven.NET
 * Run unit tests with a single click, anywhere in your Visual Studio solutions.


 * NDoc
 * Generates class library documentation from .NET assemblies and the XML documentation files generated by the C# compiler.


 * Doxygen
 * Generates HTML documentation and reference manual from source files.


 * LibCheck
 * Allows you to compare two versions of an assembly, and determine the differences.


 * C# GPS Library
 * C# Library for GPS stuff


 * Cruise Control
 * CruiseControl is a framework for a continuous build process.


 * Ghost Doc
 * GhostDoc is a free add-in for Visual Studio that automatically generates XML documentation comments.


 * NAnt
 * Freeware Make tool - Not Ant is like Ant, but uses C# and .NET technologies.


 * csUnit
 * csUnit is your unit testing tool for the Microsoft .NET Framework.