[Coding Contest] Most Useful/Innovative VS.Net Add-in/Macro (and some huge prizes)

So here's the deal. We hold a contest.

It will be called Most useful Add-in/macro for visual studio .Net

You send me your submissions (including code) and according to who wins, we give out some prizes.

The judges: Mike Gunderloy, Frans Bouma, Rory Blyth, and myself.

 

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Submissions accepted only until the end of June (June 30th)

Only new code please! don't submit something that's already running out there in the wild. this whole contest is about new stuff and not re-packaged stuff, thank you.

the 3 finalists will receive some cool prizes.

Also, all submissions will be released to the public as free source for people to use and enjoy(with due credits).

Code can be C# or VB.Net, your pick.

 

Mail it over to Contest At Osherove dot com with all your details (including website links and such)

 

Only entries with code are accepted.

 

1st prize:

• Essential Suite by SyncFusion (1,295$ !)
• C# Refactory by Xtreme Simplicity(99$)
• CodeSmart 2003 pack by AXTools  (299$)
• XTra Grid suite by DevExpress (399$)
• Book: Coder To Developer by Mike Gunderloy  (21$)
• Book: Inside Visual Studio.Net  signed by One of the authors (Craig Skibo)  (34$)
• Book: .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference Vol 1 (44$)
• Book: Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .Net (33$)
• XDN Pro Membership by Xtras.Net (99$)
• A tour of MS Offices in Redmond (if you can get there by yourself) (priceless)
• Total Worth: 2,323$

2nd prize:

• CodeRush for VS.Net by DevExpress (249$)
• LLBLGen Pro  - by Solutions Design  (210$)
• XDN Pro Membership by Xtras.Net (99$)
• Book: Coder To Developer by Mike Gunderloy (21$)
• Book: Inside Visual Studio.Net  signed by One of the authors (Craig Skibo) (34$)
• Book: .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference Vol 1 (44$)
• Book: Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .Net(33$)
• Total Worth: 690$

3rd prize:

• XDN Pro Membership by Xtras.Net (99$)
• Book: Coder To Developer by Mike Gunderloy (21$)
• Book: Inside Visual Studio.Net  signed by One of the authors (Craig Skibo) (34$)
• Book: .NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference Vol 1  (44$)
• Book: Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .Net(33$)
• Book:Build Your own ASP.NET website (45$)
• Total Worth: 276$

Bonus:

the most crazy and innovative add-in (not necessarily useful!) will get a special prize from me:

• CodeSmart 2003 for VS.Net by AXTools (189$)
• XDN Pro Membership by Xtras.Net (99$)
• Book:Build Your own ASP.NET website (45$)
• Total Worth: 333$

 

Hopefully these prizes will help motivate you a bit :)

Some thoughts for possible add-ins:  Refactorings, color and font themes, chat.... get creative!

 

Let's see what we can come up with, shall we? Now's your chance to shine!