A. Downloading and Installing the C# Compiler and CLI Platform
To compile and run C# programs, it is necessary to install a version of the compiler and the CLI platform.
Microsoft’s .NET
The predominant CLI platform is Microsoft .NET and this is the platform of choice for development on Microsoft Windows.
• The minimum installation that includes the compiler and the .NET Framework with C# 2.0 syntax support is the redistributable package for the .NET Framework 2.0 or later. This is available at http://www.microsoft.com/net.
• For a rich IDE that includes IntelliSense and support for project files, install a version of the Visual Studio IDE, for which there are free and trial versions available at http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads ...
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