[aschobel]

I love IntelliJ IDEA, it kicks some serious ass: http://www.jetbrains.com/

The last time I used VS was with VC++ 6.0, so no clue how IntelliJ compares.

[alexkay]

JetBrains has an add-in for VS called Resharper: http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/

I wouldn't consider using VS without it.