SetFocus Graduate Releases Visual Studio Visualizer, Mole

Today, SetFocus was notified that one of its Master's Program graduates, Karl Shifflett, has released a Visual Studio visualizer called "Mole v4."

Mole is a tool designed to allow developers to view objects or data, as well as to drill and edit the properties of such objects using a customized interface. Shifflett partnered up with Josh Smith and Andrew Smith to create Mole. The visualizer has been tested on WPF, WCF, WinForms and ASP.NET projects on Vista, XP Pro, x32, x64, VS2005 and VS2008, C# and VB.NET. Mole has been widely received by the public. Developers industry-wide have begun utilizing Mole as a visualizer and the tool has been blogged about by everyone in the industry ranging from Technorati.com to Microsoft.

Karl trained in the SetFocus Master's Program in 2003 and was soon certified as an MCAD. He has worked as a Systems Administrator, Exchange Administrator, Web Master, DBA, and is currently a .NET Developer / Architect. He has been recognized for technical excellence, strategic thinking, creative solutions, strong analytical skills, and business logic. Recently, he was honored in the programming industry receiving such awards as the Code Project MVP and communitycredit.com First Prize award. In addition he won the Gold Medal at the 1998 ProIV Programming Contest in Las Vegas. Karl currently resides in North Carolina with his family and is working for emGovPower.

About Mole

Mole is a Visual Studio visualizer authored by Karl Shifflett, Josh Smith and Andrew Smith. During debugging sessions, visualizers allow developers to view objects and data using a customized interface. A high performance, full featured, multifunction visualizer; Mole allows detailed inspection of WPF, WCF, ASP.NET, XBAP's and WinForm applications. This includes viewing and drilling into public, protected and non-public members of any element or sub-element in the application. For more information visit http://www.moleproject.com

About SetFocus

In business since 1997, SetFocus is the global leader in selecting, training, placing, and supporting Microsoft professionals worldwide. Through strategic relationships, SetFocus develops programs that directly source skilled professionals to meet the immediate hiring needs of its partners. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions, SetFocus utilizes a unique combination of services to help organizations grow, allowing them to meet marketplace opportunities with speed and agility. SetFocus has won semi-finalist awards for both the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year as well as the New Jersey Family Business of the Year. It is currently ranked on Inc. 5,000 fastest growing companies in America.

For more information, SetFocus can be reached at +1-866-91-TRAIN and through its website, www.setfocus.com .

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