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Visual Studio Time Saver – Finding Code Samples using Developer Assistant

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Can’t remember the syntax to write to a file? to read through XML? before you go opening a browser window to do a search, check out Developer Assistant

I love copy and paste. Specifically, when I don’t know or can’t remember the syntax for a particular class or method, I love to search for a code example then cut and paste it into my code. Then I just change parameters as needed to get my desired result. If you do the same thing, you are going to like the new add-in for Visual Studio: Developer Assistant. Developer assistant, allows you to find code samples from MSDN, CodeProject, and other online sources without leaving Visual Studio. Developer Assistant is available for Visual Studio 2012, 2013, and 2015. Here’s a short demonstration to get you started.

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  • Anonymous
    January 14, 2016
    Developer Assistant does not appear to work for HTTP proxy users. The SysInternals TcpView utility shows that a direct connection is attempted (and obviously fails) instead of using the configured proxy server. The proxy settings are correct both for the user and system wide (WinHTTP).