An agreement between Red Gate and Lutz Roeder will place future development of .NET Reflector, the popular class browser for .NET developers, in the hands of Red Gate. Red Gate is maintaining a free version of the software for downloading at http://reflector.red-gate.com.

“I’m happy to transfer .NET Reflector to Red Gate for continued development,” says Lutz Roeder, developer of the tool. “Red Gate has lots of experience with similar projects and can put a full development team at work to move the tool forward.”

Red Gate’s James Moore, who will oversee development of .NET Reflector, understands his responsibility to the .NET community and encourages suggestions on how to improve the software.

“Red Gate developers use .NET Reflector all the time and we have the highest respect for what Lutz and the add-in writers have done,” says Moore. “This is one of those rare tools that is very easy to use and works the way it should. Our commitment is to maintain an amazing free tool that will continue to benefit the community while seeking input from users on ways to make .NET Reflector even more valuable.”

Red Gate has a track record of investing in community assets and applying extensive internal resources to help them prosper. Two years ago, the company purchased the SQL Server Central community site, provided ongoing resources for infrastructure management, and allowed the site to retain its editorial independence.

For more on the agreement, please see the joint Lutz Roeder and James Moore interview: http://www.simple-talk.com/the_future_of_reflector

For more information on Red Gate contact Bob Cramblitt, bobc@cramco.com at Cramblitt & Co.