I’m as excited as you by the Windows 8 beta which is being released today. I think it is exciting that the whole API surface of the new WinRT platform is exposed via .NET metadata in the form of .winmd files. We fixed up Reflector some time ago to handle these files, so you can load them individually into Reflector. Yesterday I added the code to 7.5.2.1 to automatically detect the winmd directory (or at least where it was in the //Build preview) and load the set of contained winmd files into the assembly list. So, if you start with an empty assembly list, when you select it you are offered the choice to populate it with all of the winmd files on the machine.

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Hopefully you’ve had a chance to check out the many add-ins available to extend .NET Reflector’s core decompilation functionality, as well as the suite of tools that use Reflector to extend their own capabilities. Silverlight Spy is one such tool with such an extensive set of functionality that it’s likely there things about it that you’ve missed.

If you’ve not used it yet, Silverlight Spy is a runtime inspector tool providing unprecedented access to all aspects of any Silverlight and Windows Phone application. It allows you to explore the UI element tree, monitor events, extract XAML, interactively execute DLR code, view statistics and much, much more.

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True to form for the .NET Reflector team, Ryan brings a suite of talents to the table. UX specialist, top-notch facilitator, front-end web designer, triathlete, and gourmand. All essential skills. Ryan takes no prisoners, makes no compromises, and pulls no punches. In another life, we’re pretty sure he was a gritty, hard-boiled, film noir detective. On a sweet bike.

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Today we are proud to announce the release of .NET Reflector v7.5. This release brings several enhancements to our Visual Studio integration, as well as improvements to the stability, performance, and design of Reflector itself. The new features allow developers to decompile, debug, and understand any .NET code within Visual Studio, using Visual Studio’s native debugging workflows.

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Just before Christmas, I had an opportunity to talk to the inestimable Peli de Halleux, Microsoft researcher &, with support from Lutz, a prolific author of .NET Reflector addins. If you’ve not had the opportunity to read his blog, you should – he doesn’t post often, but when he does, it’s worth a look.

I’m very pleased to announce that many of Peli’s classic add-ins are now available from our .NET Reflector add-in showcase in one handy, productivity bundle.

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