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SubMain have released GhostDoc 4.5. GhostDoc is a tool for both C# and VB.Net developers to help them produce XML documentation. GhostDoc provides the basic framework. Where naming of a function and its arguments are well done, very little work its necessary to achieve StyleCop compliant code headers.There are a number of improvements to the Pro version:Template Libraries allow easy import and export of settingsImproved spell-checkMultiple help file formatsDetails are at http://submain.com/blog/Rel... ......
Recently I realised that while I had provided a number of examples of NUnit, I had not provided an example of MSUnit on CodePlex. The obvious candidate to convert was http://commonfilter.codeple... The resulting project is http://commonfiltermstest.c... So how did I convert from NUnit to MS Test? Here are some of the useful links, I found:http://geekswithblogs... - good article from a fellow "Geek" - Good work Scott Dormanhttp://social.msdn.mi... ......
Earlier this month, the Notepad++ developers released their version 6.3.
Notepad++ is replacement for the original Notepad. It is:
1) Very fast to load
2) Adapts to a variety of programming languages by highlighting key words
3) Will handle multiple files via tabs
4) Available in languages other than English
5) It is free to download and use!
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The New Horizons space craft as of 18:00 hrs yesterday is now within 7 AU of its next target - Pluto. While this is still a long way yet from Pluto, it has been for a few months, the closest spacecraft to Pluto. Closest approach is now some 876 days away on 14 July 2015.
Well done New Horizons team!
A catalogue of potentially habitable extra-solar is to be found at http://phl.upr.edu/projects... has been a radical change in the last 25 years. Previously Astronomers were very dismissive of the possibility of ever finding any planets outside our solar system. Now there are many candidates ......
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