MyGeneration Alternatives

MyGeneration is described as 'Extremely flexible template based code generator written in Microsoft.NET. MyGeneration is great at generating code for ORM architectures. The meta-data from your database is made available to the templates through the MyMeta API' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to MyGeneration for Windows, Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET Framework. The best MyGeneration alternative is Codesmith. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Entity Developer or Devart T4 Editor. Other great apps like MyGeneration are LLBLGen Pro and T4 Awesome.

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  1. Codesmith icon
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    CodeSmith is a template-based code generator tool. It features a syntax nearly identical to ASP.NET and can generate code for C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, SQL, XML, or any other ASCII based language.

    4 Codesmith alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
    • Codesmith is the most popular Windows alternative to MyGeneration.

    • Codesmith is the most popular commercial alternative to MyGeneration.

    • Codesmith is Paid and ProprietaryMyGeneration is Free and Open Source
  2. LLBLGen Pro icon
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    LLBLGen Pro generates a complete data-access tier and business objects tier for multiple target frameworks (in C# or VB.NET*), utilizing powerful O/R mapping technology and a flexible task-based code generator, allowing you to at least double your productivity!

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Entity Developer is a powerful ORM designer for ADO.NET Entity Framework, NHibernate, LinqConnect, Telerik Data Access, and LINQ to SQL.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Entity Developer is the most popular free alternative to MyGeneration.

    • Entity Developer is Freemium and ProprietaryMyGeneration is Free and Open Source
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    Devart T4 Editor is a powerful Visual Studio add-in for editing T4 templates with syntax highlighting, intellisense, code outlining, and all features of a first-class text editor add-in for Visual Studio.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
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    The easiest way to use T4 Templates inside Visual Studio. Make your own reusable scaffolding quickly and discover the awesome power of T4 Templates.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
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