What is a decent Mono Editor?

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I had been steering away from C# for a while, because it was "just a Windows thing", and it fell out of my current needs. However It's been gaining popularity and now with Mono catching up, it's becoming more attractive but I was wondering what IDE are people using to Code C#(with Mono) on *nix platforms.

http://stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic perhaps? – D A Vincent Feb 21 '16 at 19:34 — D A Vincent, Feb 21 '16 at 19:34

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '08 at 11:06

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I think MonoDevelop is the most popular.

answered Dec 09 '08 at 11:06

Rune Grimstad

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I really like Monodevelop, especially the recent releases. – sgwill Dec 09 '08 at 13:22

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '08 at 13:51

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I use Vim for all my *nix stuff. There's even a Vim plugin for VS (ViEmu) so you can use your Vim tricks from within the IDE as well.

answered Dec 09 '08 at 13:51

Brian Rasmussen

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '08 at 11:20

As Mono For Linux Developers shows, there are at least 3 Eclispe plugins for C#.

Black Sun: http://black-sun.sourceforge.net/

Emonic Plugin: http://emonic.sourceforge.net/

C# Plugin from Improve Technologies: http://www.improve-technologies.com/alpha/esharp/

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 09 '08 at 11:32

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I have been very unhappy with the editors (compared to VS.net), but I think under windows it's possible to develop .net with VS and then also test it against mono, to check if it works on both platforms.

answered Dec 09 '08 at 11:32

Nils

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score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 09 '08 at 13:19

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Strange, no one has mentioned Emacs yet. Emacs C# mode

answered Dec 09 '08 at 13:19

Fernando Briano

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 09 '08 at 11:09

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I'm using Textmate on Mac OS X, it's the uber most awesomest editor on any platform, but it's not an IDE.

On X11 based systems i think i preferred Kate if i recall correctly.

answered Dec 09 '08 at 11:09

Kris

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I'm on a Mac at home so that's actually good to know! Unfortunately at work don't have a Mac :( – Robert Gould Dec 09 '08 at 11:13
I've never tried Kate, but now that it has vi key bindings it might be worth a try. :) – Claes Mogren Dec 09 '08 at 11:25
TextMate doesn't have a C# bundle, does it? I borrowed the C# bundle from the E editor and installed it on TextMate, but I've not really used it yet. – Sol Jan 06 '09 at 17:48

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Dec 09 '08 at 14:40

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XDevelop by Omnicore is another good alternative. It has some nice advanced features, it's multiplatform and it has a good Mono support.

answered Dec 09 '08 at 14:40

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 06 '09 at 17:05

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I have used SlickEdit for years on both Windows and Linux and like it very much. It has good Emacs keybindings and runs well on both platforms.

answered Jan 06 '09 at 17:05

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What is a decent Mono Editor?

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