Alternate IDE to Visual Studio
There is small list of IDE's which are good alternative to VS for C# and .Net coding :
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ASP.NET Web Matrix
| Company | Microsoft | |
| URL | http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/default.aspx?tabindex=4&tabid=46 | |
| Version | 1.0 | |
| Cost | Free! | |
| Notes | ASP.NET Web Matrix is a community-supported, easy-to-use WYSIWYG application development tool for ASP.NET. It is more file-based than project and code-behind based, and hence bares more similarity to Visual Interdev. |
PrimalScript
| Company | Sapien | |
| URL | http://www.primalscript.com/primalscript.htm | |
| Version | 2.2 | |
| Cost | $149 | |
| Notes | PrimalScript supports many languages, and features intellisense for many non-.NET languages including classic ASP and javascript. Sapien has recently released PrimalCode for .NET, a product geared specifically for .NET however (see below). |
PrimalCode
| Company | Sapien | |
| URL | http://www.primalscript.com/primalscript.htm | |
| Version | 3.0 | |
| Cost | $249 | |
| Notes | PrimalCode is Sapien's offering specifically designed for .NET. It closely resembles the Visual Studio.NET IDE, so is definitely worth reviewing when considering alternative IDEs for your project. The FTP deployment option is perfect for those with remotely hosted web applications. |
SharpDevelop
| Company | Open Source [ Mike Krueger] | |
| URL | http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/default.asp | |
| Version | 0.94b Beta | |
| Cost | Free! | |
| Notes | SharpDevelop is an open source project that has visual elements similiar to Visual Studio.NET. It features syntax coloring and intellisense. They have made several enhancements since our last review. This is a good IDE for an unbeatable price, and being open source, it's a learning tool itself. |
Antechinus
| Company | C Point | |
| URL | http://www.c-point.com/csharp.htm | |
| Version | 4.2 | |
| Cost | $35 | |
| Notes | Antechinus was one of the first C# editors available for the .NET platform. It features basic intellisense and syntax coloring, as well as the ability to compile your applications from within the IDE. Setup is simple with the .NET auto-detection. |
CodeWright
| Company | Borland (formerly StarBase) | |
| URL | http://www.codewright.com | |
| Version | 7.0 | |
| Cost | $249 [electronic download] | |
| Notes | CodeWright has been around a number of years in the programming community, and you can use this editor beyond .NET. It features syntax coloring, and the ability to compile your applications from within the IDE. |
jEdit
| Company | Open Source [Slava Pestov and others] | |
| URL | http://jedit.sourceforge.net/ | |
| Version | 4.0.3 | |
| Cost | Free! | |
| Notes | jEdit is a programmer's text editor written in Java that features, among other languages, syntax highlighting for C#. If you are looking for a cross-platform editor, take a look at jEdit. |
SourceInsight
| Company | Source Dynamics, Inc. | |
| URL | http://www.sourceinsight.com/ | |
| Version | 3.5 | |
| Cost | $249 | |
| Notes | Source Insight is primarily geared for C++, C#, and Java developers. |
Visual SlickEdit
| Company | SlickEdit, Inc. | |
| URL | http://www.slickedit.com/products/pr_products.php | |
| Version | 7.0 | |
| Cost | $299 | |
| Notes | SlickEdit supports many different languages, including C#. The site claims intellisense support for .NET, although this did not work consistently in our tests. |
Improve C# plugin for Eclipse
| Company | Improve Technologies | |
| URL | http://www.improve-technologies.com/alpha/esharp/ http://www.eclipse.org [IBM Eclipse] | |
| Version | 2.01 | |
| Cost | Free! | |
| Notes | The Improve C# Plugin is a free open-source plugin for IBM Eclipse, itself a free and open-source development environment. You get syntax highlighting, a content assistant (intellisense for C# keywords), and the ability to compile your code from within the IDE. [Thanks Fabrice] |
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