Free Codesmith alternatives?

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e11s picture e11s · Sep 27, 2009 · Viewed 9.5k times · Source

Are there any free/open source alternatives to Codesmith that would be comparable in features and generate .NET code?

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M4N picture M4N · Sep 27, 2009

Depending on your needs, Visual Studio's T4 (Text Template Transformation Toolkit) might be worth a look. Check out Scott Hanselman's article for an introduction.

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