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A tool for making C# visitors

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13 Dec 2008CPOL4 min read 36.1K   323   49  
A small VS add-in to implement a Visitor pattern.
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I work primarily with the .NET technology stack, and specialize in accelerated code production via code generation (static or dynamic), aspect-oriented programming, MDA, domain-specific languages and anything else that gets products out the door faster. My languages of choice are C# and C++, though I'm open to suggestions.

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