Tools

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The basic .NET SDK comes with tools that make the developer's life easier. There are tools for building and viewing IL: the Intermediate Language Assembler (ILASM) and the Intermediate Language Disassembler (ILDASM). Also included are the C Sharp Compiler (CSC) and a debugger. Visual Studio.NET is the development environment of choice and is obviously a big part of the whole .NET developer experience, but it's not included with the basic SDK. You can do useful development without VS.NET using Notepad or some other simple text editor if you can't afford VS.NET or if you just want to try out the concepts. We have written a C# syntax highlighting editor that can be downloaded from the Stingray Web site at http://www.stingray.com/csharpeditor.asp.

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