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This is another resource that has been around for awhile. But it is still being updated and improved. It is called: #Develop or SharpDevelop. IT is a Free OpenSource based Integrated Developer Editor that has come a Very long ways. It is entirely written in C# and the source code is available for download. The IDE supports programming in Visual Basic And in C#. There are some Very nice and unique features implemented in this IDE and I suggest you go here and check them out. Below are some of the features they highlight…

• Forms designer for C#, VB.NET and Boo
• Code completion for C#, VB.NET and Boo (including Ctrl+Space support)
• Integrated NUnit support plus code coverage (NCover)
• Integrated debugger
• Code Analysis with FxCop
• Refactoring support
• Multi-framework support (.NET 1.1 and 2.0, Mono, Compact Framework)
• XML Editing (source and tree view) with XPath search
• Parser-based code converter (C# to VB.NET / Boo and more)
• Compile C#, VB.NET & Boo code in the IDE out-of-the-box
• Code AutoInsert (Alt+Ins)
• Xml documentation preview
• Setup projects supported with Windows Installer XML (WiX)
• Subversion integration
• Open source, LGPL licensed

There is a Feature Tour you can take here if you want to see them all. They also have a page that compares Microsofts FREE Express Edition VB and C# IDE’s to the Sharp Develop IDE. Below is a small portion of the list…

You can check out the complete comparison at this link.

Anyways, just head on over to the main site page at this link to view all the available info or go to this link if you want to download. Its Definitely a resource worth checking out 🙂

Jason