9/16/2023 0 Comments .net reflector free version![]() ![]() While Telerik is not know for free software, this product is featured as being free. ![]() Telerik has recently released a beta version of their new JustDecompile, designed to enable easy. Now those who does not want to switch to a paid version has to consider alternatives. Today I've started my free copy and saw this alert:įree version of Reflector is finally dead. ![]() I am going to try and compare it with the Reflector.Īpparently free Reflector's lifespan is going to end on May 30, 2011. NET Reflector user experience is provided by the ILSpy. Interesting list of open-source alternatives to Reflector on Stack Overflow: Please share the poll with your friends and colleagues. However if you are a professional developer that uses and loves Lutz Roeder's Reflector I encourage you to share your opinion and vote for the Reflector's future right here in my blog on the right side or answer polls on LinkedIn here and here. ![]() There is a discussion going on about the Reflector's future on Red Gate's user forum. I personally have no doubts on the results. That may be true for the Red Gate Software but there is a proven recipe for that: how about make the product open source, put it on Code Plex or any other similar location and let the community take care of its relevancy? To make it even more interesting let's make it a challenge: you, Red Gate, charge for your new shiny V7 but give away the previous version to the open source community and let's see which version survives in a few years. NET Reflector up-to-date and relevant" and cannot do that "without revenue coming in". Red Gate claims that they need money to "keep. So now Red Gate wants to charge $35 for "a perpetual license, with no time bomb or forced updates" for the version 7 that will come out in early March and promises some new features in V7. One of the suggested explanations for that is that paid-for functionality was not really of any interest (more creativity, please, Red Gate) for professionals and beside there were already free add-ons doing similar things. Some time ago a paid-for "Pro" version was announced with an obvious reason to raise some money for the owner but based on the Red Gate's plea was not successful among developers. confirmed by James Moore of Red Gate Software but many had skepticism about that part of the agreement from the very beginning.ĭuring the period of Red Gate's ownership there were not many real improvements to the Reflector except for the annoying built-in "time-bomb" feature forcing one to upgrade to the newer version of the product even though the installed version worked perfectly. Red Gate will continue to provide the free community version. NET Reflector announced about his decision to stop developing the product and give it over to Red Gate Software in August 2008. The Reflector's success was growing for over half a decade when out of a sudden the original author of. Scott Hanselman included the program in his "Ultimate Developer Tool List". Reflector has influenced great many developers' careers and earned community recognition. A large users community has quickly formed around the tool and many great add-ons have been written by inspired developers. NET Reflector was born in the beginning of 2000s and has quickly become one of the must-have tool for every serious professional. The decision is confirming the worst suspicions many had when first heard about Lutz's agreement with the Red Gate and has already created a massive controversy in development communities.įor those who do not remember the. NET Reflector created by Lutz Roeder almost a decade ago that was always free to use is becoming a paid-for product thanks to Red Gate Software. As you may already have learned the famous. ![]()
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