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CodeSmith Generator
Your code. Your way. Faster. CodeSmith Generator is a tool to help you get your job done faster. Technically speaking it is a template driven Source Code Generator that automates the creation of common application source code for any text based language.
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CodeSmith Generator includes entire sets of templates for generating proven architectures.
PLINQO is an enhanced alternative for some of the most popular ORM frameworks, including LINQ to SQL, Entity Framework, and NHibernate.
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Announcements & Blogs
Blog RSS FeedCodeSmith Generator 6.5 Release Candidate
Work on CodeSmith Generator 6.5 is almost complete. Today, we are releasing the CodeSmith Generator 6.5 RC . This release has MANY improvements and bug fixes from the beta version and we are hoping to get your feedback before final release. For a list of all the changes in this version, check out the release notes . Download CodeSmith Generator 6.5 RC...(read more)
Announcing Visual Studio 11 Integration
We are excited to announce support for the Visual Studio 11 (VS11) Beta today. This will be available in the next beta of CodeSmith Generator 6.5 , which is coming soon. We have done a lot of work in structuring CodeSmith Generator 6.x to allow us to enable features at a faster pace, while ensuring the features we do add are available across the board. Please note that we will not be theming our controls for VS11 until a VS11 release candidate is available...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator Setup Documentation
We want setting up CodeSmith Generator to be as easy as 1-2-3! So, we have been working on some new documentation covering how to setup CodeSmith Generator for over a week now, and we are finally ready to announce it! Some things we will go over in the new documentation will be how to install, change, and uninstall CodeSmith Generator . You can download the documentation in a .PDF format here , there is a link on the right hand column to download the latest version. Don't forget to check out...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator Studio in CodeSmith Generator 6.0
Update: CodeSmith Generator 6.5 features a standalone editor. You can access it through the start menu shortcut. We have heard a lot of feedback that you guys love the new integrated editor inside of Visual Studio, but we have also heard from a lot of people that they want the stand alone editor as well. So we just wanted to let you guys know that we have begun working on the new stand alone template editor. Luckily with the way that we have designed the integrated editor, it shouldn’t be a...(read more)
New and Improved Generator Overview Video
Since launching Generator 6, we have been working on improving our documentation and videos. And, we recently just finished updating our 'Overview Video'. In the video you will see the power of our PLINQO framework which extends Microsoft's Linq to SQL. We also highlight a template that uses a table from the database so you can see how Generator is built right into Visual Studio 2010 . This provides you with the editing features you know and love, like IntelliSense and Quick Info. You...(read more)
Product Updates
Blog RSS FeedCodeSmith Generator 6.5 Release Candidate
New Features Added support for Visual Studio 11. Improved Intellisense support for VB and lambda expressions. Updated all Schema Explorer and Generator icons. Added support for showing trace messages to the output window when gene...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0.4
Bug Fixes Fixed a bug that could cause a XamlParseException during start up. Download Now...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.5 Beta 1
New Features Added a standalone Template Editor application. Added theme support to the standalone editor. Added ability to import editor styles from VS in the standalone editor. Added smart indent feature to the template editor....(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0.3
New Features Added PropertiesLoaded and PropertiesSaved events to CodeTemplate. This allows for the ability to be notified when all template properties have been saved or loaded. Added the ability to exclude specific properties fr...(read more)
CodeSmith Generator 6.0.2
New Features Added Intellisense Support for Anonymous Types. Added additional information to the Intellisense Parameter Information. Added a Help menu to the Generator Menu inside of Visual Studio. Updated all of the Generator Tem...(read more)