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Yesterday I started a simple C++ project in Visual Studio and I got some class property which I wanted to rename. I’m used to Eclipse and Netbeans IDE which have in-built refactoring utilities. So I decided to select that property and right click on it to see if I would get some refactoring options. I was surprised I didn’t, so I looked up the menu and couldn’t find anything there as well. For my small rename operation I then went to the class view and renamed the property there. However, I will probably need some basic refactoring tools in the coming future, so I started investigating.

A quick search on the internet lead me to a question on stackoverflow. Apperently it’s too difficult for Microsoft to implement refactoring for C++. Which on itself is sad, because Visual Studio is an expensive product to buy and I’d at least expect some refactoring support.

One of the replies to the question on stackoverflow mentions Refactor! for C++. Although the free version only provides some basic functionality, it does meet the expectations I have. In other words, it offers enough for me to do the job.