Better Coding Through Metadata
By Michiel de Bruijn
Developers are a funny breed, especially to outsiders who consider writing code the most important aspect of a developer's job. In reality, a typical developer will do just about anything to avoid writing code—including, ironically enough, writing more code, as long as it automates a particularly mind-numbing task.
If you're all too familiar with this seeming paradox, and you happen to be using Microsoft Visual C++ as well (or another Win32 development product, and don't mind some customization work), DevelopMentor's Gen<X> will very likely become a valuable part of your development toolset.
Gen<X> isn't a code generator in the traditional sense, even though at first glance it may seem like a product of the "fill in the wizard screens and get code with lots of TODO remarks" variety (as shown in
Gen<X> Authoring Edition
DevelopMentor
www.developmentor.com/genx
$795
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| Pros:
Flexible code generation and replication tool; offers a cure for "cut and paste inheritance". |
Cons:
Although it's not language specific, the currnet release has a strong focus on Microsoft Visual C++.<>
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