When comparing dotPeek vs Cake, the Slant community recommends dotPeek for most people. In the question“What are the best .net tools?” dotPeek is ranked 4th while Cake is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose dotPeek is:
The dotPeek's UI is very reminiscent of a text editor, it has a large section with decompiled code, file browser, a search and navigation tool, etc. Developers will easily find themselves at home and get used to it quickly.
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Pros
Pro Uses a very familiar interface
The dotPeek's UI is very reminiscent of a text editor, it has a large section with decompiled code, file browser, a search and navigation tool, etc. Developers will easily find themselves at home and get used to it quickly.
Pro Diagram
View dependencies between assemblies.
Pro Tools support
Standard support for MSBuild, MSTest, xUnit, NUnit, NuGet, ILMerge, WiX and SignTool.
Pro Cross platform
Windows, Linux and macOS versions available.
Cons
Con Slow
Starts up slowly, not a lightweight tool.
Con No GUI
Everything is script based, there is no graphical front end.
