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September 1, 2000 I started out looking for a simple multiple cut & paste buffer add-in for Visual Basic. I was tired of having to switch back and forth between a document containing code I wanted to copy and my current development module. Someone suggested that I try out Object Briefcase. I did, and did I ever get more than I bargained for. This was more than just a powerful “cut & paste” tool, it was intelligent about this process and much more. About the same time as I started to use Object Briefcase, my company was embarking on a large development effort which required development of a large number of objects. These objects had a lot of methods and properties in common but did not lend themselves to class templates because of custom variable names and other conditional logic, which was built based on the type of object being built. We began looking at Object Briefcase as a tool for generating these common code elements. What we found was a serious development support tool that greatly reduced the time it takes for a developer to build the core of these objects. The intelligent paste functionality along with the ability to put together custom wizards to lead a developer through the questions needed to paste the correct code into place was just what we needed. These features helped us to ensure that 8 object developers were producing consistent code. Not only that, but it also permitted us to concentrate more on the custom coding of each object instead of spending the time typing in the common code. This tool is a must for any Visual Basic developer and project managers will especially want to incorporate it into their standard procedures. Instead of analyzing the cost per developer, project managers need to analyze the savings per developer as they see the time consuming and monotonous process of repetitious coding replaced with quick and efficient use of developer time.
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