Visual Studio 2010 Professional: class diagram tool

Question

I would like to visually design my classes first and then convert them into actual code. I am using VS2010 professional edition. Please recommend me some good online resources for some good hints and practices. I attended a good session in a user group meeting and it was very inspiring to see how easily classes could be visually designed and then converted into code.

Thanks

Answer 1

It's a built-in feature. Look at your Solution Explorer,

or right click your project/class and click View Class Diagram

Using the class diagram is quite easy.. Just as an example you can right-click your class and add method/field/whatever from there..

You can find some more info about how to use it here.

There is also the extension for architecture tools.. here you can find an explanation + a link for download