JetBrains have released the first EAP version of ReSharper 3.0.  According to the 3.0 Roadmap, the 3.0 release is going to be mostly about adding in VB.NET support for ReSharper.  There is a full list of changes for this build available here.

VB specific changes:

  • Rename works in Visual Basic
  • The following refactorings work in Visual Basic:
    • Rename
    • Move type to another file
    • Copy type
    • Move static members
    • Introduce variable
  • Live templates work in Visual Basic (not all macros work; no bundled templates)
  • Type name completion (Control+Alt+Space) works in Visual Basic
  • Smart code completion (Control+Shift+Space) works in Visual Basic

Non-VB specific changes:

  • TO-DO Explorer (try ReSharper -> Windows -> To-do Explorer)
  • Solution-wide error analysis (enable it by checking the ReSharper -> Options -> Highlighting -> Analyze whole solution checkbox)
  • Automatic member reordering (configured at ReSharper -> Options -> Member Order; configuration UI is plain XML for now as the options are not finalized yet)
  • More context actions and quickfixes
  • Suggestions
    • Make field read-only
    • Make parameter type more specific
  • XAML is supported (to the extent of recognizing symbols declared in XAML files and resolving some references; more will come in future builds)

Download here.  I’d highly recommend installing this in a Virtual PC image if you use your machine for development normally. I’m using the Orcas CTP image, that way I get to test two things at once.