A.2. Downloading the .NET Framework Software Development Kit
The .NET Framework is available as a free download from the Microsoft web site. The exact download URL changes from time to time, so the most dependable way to get to the download is to go to the MSDN home page:
http://msdn.microsoft.com
Near the top of the page, click the Downloads tab to go to the MSDN Download Center, from which you can find the necessary downloads. The .NET Framework download includes everything developers need to write, build, test, and deploy C# applications: documentation, samples, and command-line tools and compilers.
Among other things, the download comes with the following:
A command-line C# compiler (csc.exe)
The common language runtime (CLR)—the engine that ...
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