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John Smith

I want to start learning C Sharp. Do I have to purchase Visual Studio to
start learning and practice? Or can I do without?

Thanks,
JS
 
John,
Do I have to purchase Visual Studio to
start learning and practice?
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No, the .NET framework SDK (which includes the compiler) is a free
download, and there are plenty of good code editors available.



Mattias
 
One decent code editor (IDE) is SharpDevelop.

Uzytkownik "Mattias Sjögren said:
John,


No, the .NET framework SDK (which includes the compiler) is a free
download, and there are plenty of good code editors available.



Mattias
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Mattias Sjögren said:
No, the .NET framework SDK (which includes the compiler) is a free
download, and there are plenty of good code editors available.
Click to expand...

In fact, you don't even *need* the SDK, strictly speaking - the
compiler comes as part of the framework itself.
 
Hi John, sorry for the late post

If you want to get started without shelling out for VS, then I have some
links on getting started on my site below

http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/csharp01.html
http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/cs01a.html

This will allow you to build C# apps as well as VB apps, with the
sharpdevelop IDE.

You can also download the new Visual C# Express Beta from
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/vcsharp/default.aspx.

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
C# Ebook at http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/csharp/samples/ebook.html
VB Ebook at http://www.publicjoe.f9.co.uk/vbnet/samples/ebook.html
 
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