Integrating DocExplorer in VS.NET

摘要

Even in source code, sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. For instance, in source code that implements a mathematical formula, explaining its use in comment can be difficult, and understanding it can be even harder. It would be helpful if we could embed or specify a reference to a document in a source-code file that explains the formula in more detail. This information could be provided separately, but rather than require developers to open up a separate app to view the reference, it would be better to view it from within the Visual Studio .NET environment. Hence, I've written DocExplorer Add-In for VS.NET, which lets you reference an embedded document (such as Word, Excel, PDF, URL, etc.) in your source code. More importantly, it acts as an index of documents that are specified in all/current source files in your project, so that developers can keep track of these extra resources.