Create Code Snippets Add In for Visual Studio 2008

Create Code Snippets Add In for Visual Studio 2008

Preparing for a technical session with coding demos, makes me think which pieces of code I am going to write during the demo, and which Code Snippets I am going to use. Additionally, If I something happens with code that I have written during the demo and it won’t compile I can also save myself using Code Snippets.

The problem with Code Snippets is that it takes several minutes to create a new one, and the editing experience of them is not so friendly (xml editing).

The good news are that Matthew Manela, has created and released a free tool called the Snippet Designer. His tool is a Visual Studio add-in that allows you to create and edit Code Snippets inside Visual Studio 2008.