Mark Miller on CodeRush & IDE Productivity

CodeRush versions 24.1.5 and up add dynamically selectable Input Modes to its Voice to Code technology, useful for dictating mixed-mode code expressions, such as code expressions that include string literals or undeclared identifiers . Background CodeRush...

CodeRush Voice features include a powerful voice-to-text dictation engine available in C# comments. Comment Dictation features are triggered with the right Ctrl key. Make sure you've set up voice features first. Also available: Dictation features also...

CodeRush Voice features include a powerful voice-to-text dictation engine available in C# strings. String Dictation features are triggered with the right Ctrl key. Make sure you've set up voice features first. Also available: String dictation features...

One of the more exciting features in this release is Voice to Code, which uses Visual Studio's IntelliSense to intelligently convert spoken words to code. Voice to Code features are triggered with the right Ctrl key. Make sure you've set up voice features...

Voice Commands let you control and access Visual Studio by voice. Voice Commands are fully customizable, are context-aware, and support inferred intent (e.g. a “ Build Solution ” voice command can be triggered with the phrase “ please compile all my projects...

This blog post provides an overview of the new Voice Features in CodeRush for Visual Studio and shows you how to set up and enable the features. Voice Features are invoked by holding down one of the two Ctrl keys while speaking . Also available: Setup...

We've released a new navigation feature for CodeRush that helps you move to any code (in any programming language) that you can see onscreen (even code in code windows dragged onto other monitors) in just a few keystrokes. The feature also helps you select...

Caps as a Modifier allows you to use the Caps Lock key as a shortcut modifer inside Visual Studio, just as you would use Ctrl , Shift , or the Alt keys as shortcut modifiers. As an added bonus, this feature can also prevent accidental triggerings of Caps...

Here is your CodeRush Shortcut Cheat Sheet , version 4.0 (supporting Caps Lock as a shortcut modifier ): Your Feedback Matters Let us know what you think about the new shortcut cheat sheet. And if you have specific questions or need assistance with CodeRush...

Our most recent CodeRush update (v21.1.6) includes the new CodeRush for VS 2022 extension that supports the Visual Studio 2022 Preview . This extension contains all the currently available CodeRush features and you can download it from the Visual Studio...