Refactoring in other editors
Before we end the chapter, let’s talk about refactoring in editors other than Visual Studio.
This book primarily focuses on refactoring in Visual Studio because that’s the current primary development environment for .NET developers. However, there are a few other editors and extensions that are frequently used for .NET development and offer refactoring support:
- Visual Studio Code
- JetBrains Rider
- JetBrains ReSharper (Visual Studio Extension)
These tools will not be featured in examples throughout the remainder of the book since Visual Studio is the primary editing experience. However, most of what I’ll show you in the remainder of the book is also possible using these tools.
Refactoring in Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is rapidly becoming a highly capable editing environment for .NET projects with its C# extension.
Where VS Code really comes into its own is with...
