So just exactly what is Spectare? Our old friend the Wiktionary defines it as present active infinitive of spectō - which is Latin for: watch, observe, consider, look at.

Now that we have our Latin definitions all set up - you are probably still asking, just exactly what is Spectare?

Simply put, it is the latest offering from Big Fish Solutions which provides users of Visual Studio 2008 the ability to perform real time code peer reviews while still in Visual Studio.

Some tools exist out there for this, but they are usually part of a larger suite of applications which can cost a great deal of $$$$$$$. Not Spectare - at just $39.95 per seat, the time savings alone can pay for itself in a single peer review session.