Lint for C#

c# .net code-analysis lint
Ken picture Ken · Apr 14, 2009 · Viewed 59.9k times · Source

Is there a lint-like tool for C#? I've got the compiler to flag warnings-as-errors, and I've got Stylecop, but these only catch the most egregious errors. Are there any other must-have tools (especially for newbie C#ers like me) that point out probably-dumb things I'm doing?

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mmx picture mmx · Apr 14, 2009

Tried FxCop? It's integrated into VS as "Code Analysis"

In the newer versions of Visual Studio, it is called "Microsoft Code Analysis" and can be downloaded from the Visual Studio Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioPlatformTeam.MicrosoftCodeAnalysis2017

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