c# var type display VS extension

[AdmiralSnyder]

hi,
I was asking about your opinion of the vs package to display the var types inline over the var keywords at the start of the stream today. i had to continue working, so i couldn't stay, sorry.
I'm thinking about what to do with that extension. it's in my vsts, not on GitHub, so i cannot link it and i haven't yet decided whether to open source it (because some of my colleages think it could become a product). i'd be glad to show it.

[csharpfritz]

Can you share a screenshot or a link to it in the extension marketplace? It feels like something that would be great for instructors

[AdmiralSnyder]

I haven't put it into the marketplace. this would be my first public project of that kind, so it's kind of a big deal for me :-)
here is a screenshot:
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AguFYhUbtwOgm8ZclGWH1_J8p7LAFw

the compiled vsix is 30k, so quite small.

[AdmiralSnyder]

I built it last week because my colleage told me the reason he doesn't use var (and wants me not to use it, also) is that he as a keyboard user isn't used to mouseover over the variable, so he cannot see the type.
So i thought: hey, i can build it.
I also built a kind of spellchecking to insert the opening parentheses after if, for, foreach and so on if i forgot them.

[AdmiralSnyder]

this is where I Upload the builds:
https://1drv.ms/f/s!AguFYhUbtwOgm8J7ZMTI9R4hHXfbRg

[swixfort]

That looks pretty awesome. You should publish it. And I do like the "Hans" "Wurst" :-D

[AdmiralSnyder]

thanks. I think i'm gonna put it into the marketplace next week.

[AdmiralSnyder]

after getting out of hospital (ripped off my right thumb's tip), I finally got the extension into the marketplace:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AlexanderGayko.VarAdorner

[AdmiralSnyder]

@swixfort did you try the extension?

[swixfort]

Hey @AdmiralSnyder no, not yet. I had much to do regarding work and running. I'll try it later. Thanks for reminding me.

[AdmiralSnyder]

… das ging schnell. :-)

[swixfort]

;-)

[AdmiralSnyder]

@csharpfritz the extension already has 9 downloads :-)

[AdmiralSnyder]

i changed the name to "C# var CodeLens" some weeks ago, and am up to 127 downloads now.

[AdmiralSnyder]

@csharpfritz i watched the stream with Mozts. When VS was repeatedly crashing around 2:15:00, i noticed that you have the extension installed in one of your VS installs. That's really cool :-)
But: I would be really sorry if that VS instance was crashing because of the var codelens extension. So if you might perhaps open that solution again quickly and look into the activitylog.xml / event viewer or even attach another VS instance to find out about the error and could confirm that it's not because of me, I'd be really relieved.

[AdmiralSnyder]

@csharpfritz in discord on20190114: those issues were not reproducable and probably linked to VS LiveShare.