When I hack around, some code tend to get much bigger than originally planned. As this happens I usually introduce/collapse/merge namespaces, move files between them, move folders etc etc. Sometimes, if I don’t have a clear picture of the end result, this is a real pain and really easy to just “skip”. This leads the project deteriorate where classes belong elsewhere, strange namespaces, no folders/wrong folders etc.
And then I usually cannot take it anymore and do a larger cleanup – which is usually not difficult, just very tedious and it feels nice to do everything at once, so I do a code freeze while finishing up.
So my question is… Are there any tools to help refactoring the namespace/physical aspects of a project?
Most popular refactoring tools for Visual Studio are Resharper and Code Rush.
Also see Resharper vs. CodeRush.