ReSharper 2022.1 vs. Visual Studio 2022

This document lists some of the features that are provided by ReSharper 2022.1 but are missing or not as fully implemented in bare Visual Studio 2022 17.1.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 17.1

ReSharper 2022.1

Code analysis
On-the-fly design-time code analysis for C#, VB.NET, XAML
On-the-fly design-time code analysis for all supported languages (including ASP.NET, XAML, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and more)
800+ code analysis rules (code inspections)
1500+ code analysis rules (code inspections)
Design-time error highlighting: compiler errors for C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, TypeScript, and C++
Design-time error highlighting: most compiler errors, many possible runtime errors (such as detection of possible null reference exceptions) for all supported languages
400+ kinds of code issues that can be fixed automatically
1900+ kinds of code issues that can be fixed automatically
250+ quick actions to resolve code issues in C#, F#, and VB.NET
1300 quick-fixes to resolve code issues in C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, XAML, XML, JavaScript, TypeScript and other supported languages
Full solution analysis for C# and VB.NET
Solution-wide error/warning monitor for all supported languages
Call hierarchy
Integrated ESLint support
Reporting all errors and code quality issues in a file
Reporting all errors and code quality issues in any scope, up to the entire solution
Code annotations for nullability analysis
Code annotations help analyze solution with greater accuracy (nullability, contracts, etc.)
Suggest usings for types in installed NuGet packages
Custom code inspections and fixes with structural search and replace patterns
Track Value Source
Value tracking to analyze value origins and destinations
Refactoring
15 solution-wide refactorings
58 solution-wide refactorings
120+ local refactorings (automated local code transformations)
470+ context actions (automated local code transformations)
Project-level cleanup refactoring: Sync Namespaces
Structural replace for same or similar code
Code generation
Create from usage
Create from usage
Generate code from code snippets (templates)
Generate code from configurable live, surround, source, and postfix templates
Generate files from templates
Generate files and file sets from configurable templates
Generate type members
Generate type members
Generate null checks for parameters
Generate configurable null checks for parameters
Visual editor for code snippets (templates)
Build tool
MSBuild
ReSharper Build: out-of-process incremental build tool that optimizes MSBuild and applies heuristics to build only projects that need updating, comes with a built-in NuGet package restorer
Project-level tools
Dependency graph Enterprise
Project Dependency Diagram, Assembly Dependency Diagram, and Type Dependency Diagram that do not require Visual Studio Enterprise Edition and display without compiling anything
Assembly explorer to open and navigate inside compiled assemblies
NuGet browser to explore packages, types, and namespaces in the NuGet gallery
Run configurations for multiple startup projects, static methods, and external executables
Coding assistance
Code completion
Code completion is context-driven, can suggest types and extension methods from the entire solution, import namespaces, generate code, and more
Syntax highlighting
Syntax highlighting (different configurable colors for more identifier kinds)
Auto-import namespaces
Auto-import namespaces with NuGet search for types and namespace
Move line or selection up/down
Expand/Contract selection
Regular expressions assistance
Pasting items from clipboard history
Inlay hints for parameter names and type names
Inlay hints for parameter names, type names, and type conversions; push-to-hint mode
Completion of statements with ';'
Navigation & search
Go To
Search everywhere
Go to declaration
Go to declaration that also helps navigate between usages
Find references
Find usages of the current and related symbols, including text occurrences
Highlight references
Highlight references
Go to symbol
Go to symbol
Go to type
Go to type
Go to file member
Go to file member
Go to file
Go to file
Code bookmarks
Code bookmarks
Navigate to decompiled source
Navigate to decompiled code
View recent files
View recent files/recent edits and jump to last edit
Quick Launch
Go to action
Go to base
Gutter icons for implemented and inherited symbols
Gutter icons for implemented, inherited, and hiding symbols
Go to related and nearby files
Hierarchy views for projects, project references, types, CSS styles
Code style
Reformat code
Reformat code, optionally with contextual configuration of formatting rules
Optimize namespace import directives
Optimize namespace import directives, including bulk imports
Configurable code syntax style inspections
Configurable code syntax style inspections
Naming style
EditorConfig support
EditorConfig support with File Formatting Info window which allows to explore all .editorconfig files that affect the current file
Code cleanup in file, project, or solution (C#)
Code Cleanup in any scope: selection, file, folder, project, solution (C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and other languages)
Remove unnecessary usings and unused private members in a file
Remove code redundancies in the scope of a method, a class, a file, a project or the whole solution
File header style via EditorConfig
File header style via EditorConfig or settings
Auto-detection of naming and formatting styles
Use comments to configure formatter
Organize and reorder file/type members
Unit testing
Unit test explorer
Unit test explorer
Testing frameworks support (MSTest, VSTest, xUnit.net)
Testing frameworks support (MSTest, VSTest, xUnit.net, NUnit, QUnit, Jasmine)
Run tests from the editor (MSTest and xUnit.net only)
Run tests from the editor
View test status in the editor (MSTest and xUnit.net only)
View test status in the editor
Code coverage tools Enterprise
Code coverage tools dotUltimate
Live Unit Testing Enterprise
Continuous testing dotUltimate
Multiple unit test sessions, which can run simultaneously and independently of one another
Debugger
DataTips in the editor
Searchable DataTips in the editor
Breakpoints window
Breakpoints window with preview, context search, grouping, and export
Values of local variables, current line expressions, and function returns are shown in the editor
Managing settings
Synchronize settings via Microsoft ID
Synchronize settings with team via VCS or any file hosting service
Settings layer system to store different settings for different solutions without conflicts
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