A few of points: 1) Perhaps you don't use .NET a lot so maybe you're not as aware of all the great tools that are available (open or commercial). 2) .NET deve

A few of points: 1) Perhaps you don't use .NET a lot so maybe you're not as aware of all the great tools that are available (open or commercial). 2) .NET developers are more likely to be commercially minded. In other words, their tools aren't always free. 3) There really are a lot of great tools. Check out RedGate, JetBrains, Telerik or DevExpress .NET tools among others. CodeSmith. CruiseControl.NET. See also http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/ http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/ .