Reflector is not a Microsoft tool. But you can bet it is in my top 10 tools that can't do without. The good news of the day is that Reflector 5 is out! And the best .NET Developer tool around has some useful new features!
Reflector 5.0 Reflector 5.0 Add-Ins @ CodePlex Reflector 5.0 New Features (PPT) You can now use uri's to let Reflector navigate to a method or property. For example : code://nunit.framework/NUnit.Framework.Assert/AreSame
Just great for searching documentation or articles on the web.
A few other things Reflector 5 supports:
- C# 2.0 and 3.0 support
- Use multiple Windows, analyzer and disassembler open at the same time.
- Shell integration
- "Instantiated By" and "Exposed By" searches.
- String or Constant search.
- And... it works under Vista.
You can update using Reflector using Help -> Check for updates.
Lutz really is a champion of developers. His free tool probably gets more use than most retail tools. And it works GREAT. Thanks, Lutz!