Lint for C#

Question

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?

user_33708 · Answer

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

Kris_Erickson_3798 · Answer

Resharper performs a fair bit of static analysis as well as doing a ton of other useful things. Since version 8.0 analysis can run in command line mode. Currently I wouldn't code in C# without it.

As well as FxCop, Gendarme is another tool to look at (it is Mono's version of FxCop but they are different in approach and the errors that they actually find).

Nathan_Koop_18821 · Answer

Gendarme for Mono is similar to FxCop

user_89556 · Answer

You can try .Net Reflector by Red-Gate, you can get it from here. Many useful plugins for .Net Reflector are available on CodePlex which you can get it from here.

Lint for C#

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