Make your code inclusive!
The Inclusiveness Analyzer is a Visual Studio extension that checks code for offensive / exclusive terms.
It also provides context on why a word is exclusive and suggests alternate terms that can be used instead.
The Inclusiveness Analyzer can be added to any C# project. Just install using NuGet and start writing code. The extension will be automatically loaded in Visual Studio for anyone that opens your project. Using the NuGet package is best when you are working on a project with a team.
- Open the C# project using Visual Studio
- Select Tools from the menu
- Select NuGet Package Manager
- Select Manage NuGet Packages for Solution...
- Select Browse
- Search for inclusiveness
- Select the checkbox next to the project(s)
- Select Install
- Open the C# project using Visual Studio
- Select Tools from the menu
- Select NuGet Package Manager
- Select Package Manager Console
- Run
Install-Package InclusivenessAnalyzer
Important Note: The Inclusiveness Analyzer is only used during development time and does not affect your projects outputs or binaries.
If you would like the Inclusiveness Analyzer to run on any Visual Studio project you can install the extension directly into Visual Studio.
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View and install Inclusiveness Analyzer for Visual Studio 2022
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View and install Inclusiveness Analyzer for Visual Studio 2019
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Open Visual Studio 2019 or Visual Studio 2022
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Select Extensions from the menu
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Select Manage Extensions
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Search for Inclusiveness
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Select Download
The extension is scheduled for install. Your extension will be installed after all instances of Visual Studio have been closed.
Happy inclusive ❤️ coding!
As humans, we hold many unconscious and implicit biases that we rely on to react quickly to our environment and any novel stimuli. However, since the unconscious brain processes and reacts with speed, we sometimes speak quickly without thinking, which may cause us to slip offensive terms and stereotypes although we mean no malice.
In order to confront these biases that we see in ourselves and others, we must rewire ourselves to regularly use inclusive practices (such as the words we speak). If you don't intentionally and proactively include, you will unintentionally exclude.
Join our effort to push out exclusive terms and make inclusive terms a part of our everyday vocabulary!
Help us confront these biases by pushing out exclusive terms and making inclusive terms a part of our everyday vocabulary!
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