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What Code Generation tool are folks using now?

Last post 08-14-2008, 9:44 AM by COBRASoft. 5 replies.
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  •  10-04-2007, 11:05 AM 18038

    What Code Generation tool are folks using now?

    What code generation tool are folks using, where there templates are updated regularly?  I'm hoping to find somewhat recent templates.  CodeSmith seems to have fallen out of favor.

    Thanks,
    RayK
  •  10-07-2007, 12:49 PM 18091 in reply to 18038

    Re: What Code Generation tool are folks using now?

    Try Code Complete .NET at www.eurowisesoft.com. It is dedicated to CSLA.NET and uses XSLT templates.

    Regards

    Philip

  •  11-14-2007, 2:32 PM 19204 in reply to 18038

    Re: What Code Generation tool are folks using now?

    Check out CodeBreeze from SteelBlue Solutions - www.steelbluesolutions.com

    It ships with CSLA code templates that are much easier to use than the competitor's.

  •  12-13-2007, 9:21 AM 19760 in reply to 18038

    Re: What Code Generation tool are folks using now?

    It's nice to see mention of new tools providing assistance to CSLA developers.  But I'd bet there are still larger numbers of users with CodeSmith (via CSLAGen) and MyGeneration.  So they certainly deserve mention on this thread, too.

     


    Q Johnson
  •  08-10-2008, 3:42 AM 25373 in reply to 18038

    Re: What Code Generation tool are folks using now?

    You got to take a look at this one: CSLA Factory http://www.cslafactory.net/, most developer friendly, and full of potential. But if you are staying a brand new project, Code Complete.net is the only one support Linq so far.

    cheers

  •  08-14-2008, 9:44 AM 25476 in reply to 25373

    Re: What Code Generation tool are folks using now?

    Hi,

    I have a problem with most code generators and I've tested almost all of them. In most you have to select templates per object and no drag & drop from database to object designer is possble. CSLAFactory looks promising indeed, together with the possible new version of COMExpress from ShoutSoft called DbCodeXpress2008 which I'm testing in alpha/beta right now.

    Some others use their own framework instead of CSLA.Net (XPO/XAF from DevExpress, MM.Net from Mere Mortals, DevForce from IdeaBlade, ...). Mostly, they lack complete support for 3rd party components like DevExpress (except XAF of coarse), Janus Systems, Infragistics, ComponentOne, ... They often offer their own compilation of subclassed versions of some 3rd party components.

    For me a framework generator should generate the framework as easy as possible, where combining 1 or more tables into 1 object is a breeze, with the needed parameterizable joins between those tables. I know, views do this too, but they don't have parameterizable joins and mostly can't be updated. Another big problem is synchronization of databases. This is not the functionality of a framework, but some offer objects -> database direction with no support for Synched databases.

    Greetings,
    Sigurd

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