2.1. The .NET SDK
The .NET SDK is the equivalent of Java's JDK, which is available from the JavaSoft Web site (http://www.javasoft.com). The .NET SDK is available for download from the Web or can be obtained in CD format (see http://www.microsoft.com). The .NET SDK comes with a compiler, the runtime engine, and a slew of other tools for programming in C#. These tools are all you need to write a C# program. The .NET SDK is currently available for use only on the following Windows platforms: Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98, and Windows NT.
Traditionally, programming languages from Microsoft have been tightly integrated with the supplied IDE. This means that you must use that IDE to write programs in that language. C# breaks from ...
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