Programming C# apps for free

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Kevin Cheng

I don't want to fork out for Visual Studio .NET but want to program C#
applications. I heard there's a commandline compiler for C#. Can I get
this commandline compiler with the .NET Framework 1.1? Or do I have to
get it from somewhere else. Is there a free C# compiler somewhere?

Also, was the MS C compiler history goes something like this?

Visual C++ 5.0
Visual C++ 6.0
Visual Studio 6.0 (Visual C++ 6.0)
Viusal Studio .NET (2003)
 
You want the .NET Framework SDK. It's free and has everything you need. A
link and description from the site follow:

The Microsoft® .NET Framework Software Development Kit (SDK) version 1.1
includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy .NET
Framework applications-documentation, samples, and command-line tools and
compilers. You must install the .NET Framework Redistributable Package
version 1.1 prior to installing the .NET Framework SDK.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...A6-3647-4070-9F41-A333C6B9181D&displaylang=en

You might also want to check out SharpDevelop, which is a free open-source
IDE.
http://www.icsharpcode.com/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspx
 
Also, was the MS C compiler history goes something like this?

Visual C++ 5.0
Visual C++ 6.0
Visual Studio 6.0 (Visual C++ 6.0)
Click to expand...
VS.NET 2002 has VC++ 7.0
VS .NET (2003) has VC++ 7.1
VS.NET 2005 has VC++ 8.0

-mike
 
Kevin Cheng said:
I don't want to fork out for Visual Studio .NET but want to program C#
applications. I heard there's a commandline compiler for C#. Can I get
this commandline compiler with the .NET Framework 1.1? Or do I have to
get it from somewhere else. Is there a free C# compiler somewhere?

Also, was the MS C compiler history goes something like this?

Visual C++ 5.0
Visual C++ 6.0
Visual Studio 6.0 (Visual C++ 6.0)
Viusal Studio .NET (2003)
Click to expand...

..NET Framework 1.1 comes with CSC.EXE, the C# compiler.

More history:

MSVC 5.x (i.e. DOS version)
MSVC 6.x
Visual Studio 1.0 / MSVC 7.0
Visual Studio 2.0 / MSVC 8.00c
Visual Studio 6.0 - no more DOS version, I believe
Visual Studio .NET (2003)
 
I don't want to fork out for Visual Studio .NET but want to program C#
applications. I heard there's a commandline compiler for C#. Can I get
this commandline compiler with the .NET Framework 1.1? Or do I have to
get it from somewhere else. Is there a free C# compiler somewhere?

Also, was the MS C compiler history goes something like this?

Visual C++ 5.0
Visual C++ 6.0
Visual Studio 6.0 (Visual C++ 6.0)
Viusal Studio .NET (2003)
Click to expand...

In addition to the tips that you already got, you might want to look
at http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspx for a free C#
IDE!

Jan Roelof
 
I have a getting started page which lists how to get going without VS net
here
http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/csharp01.html

Also a bit about command line compiling here
http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/cs04b.html

and finally how to hack VC6 to edit and compile C# applications here
http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/useful/hacking.html

Hope this helps

Publicjoe
C# Tutorial at http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/tut.html
C# Snippets at http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/snip/snippets.html
 
Get the free version of Borland's C# Builder. The comercial version is
pathetic $2500. For $2500 you get Visual Studio with C#, C++, VB, J# and
much more stuff.
 
Wo wo dudes! Too much information. Nice summarised URL list please ;)
Cheerz guys for all the info!
 
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