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SharpDevelop (also styled as #develop) is a free and open source integrated development environment IDE for the Microsoft .NET, Mono, Gtk# and Glade# platforms, and supports development in C#, Visual Basic .NET, Boo, F#, IronPython and IronRuby programming languages.

SharpDevelop was designed as a free and lightweight alternative to Microsoft Visual Studio, and contains an equivalent feature for almost every essential Visual Studio Express feature, including features for project management, code editing, application compiling and debugging. To allow for easy project migration, SharpDevelop works natively with Visual Studio project and code files. It is able to compile applications for .NET Framework version 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5.

Features:

Supported Programming Languages

  • C# (Code Completion, Windows Forms Designer)
  • VB.NET (Code Completion, Windows Forms Designer)
  • Boo (Code Completion, Windows Forms Designer)
  • IronPython (Code Conversion, Windows Forms Designer, partial Code Completion)
  • IronRuby (Code Conversion, Windows Forms Designer)
  • F#

Designers and Frameworks

  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
  • Windows Forms
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • Entity Framework (EF EDM Designer)

Developer Productivity

  • Refactoring
  • Parallel build support for multi-core machines
  • NuGet and T4 support
  • Multi-framework targetting (.NET 4.0, as well as 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5)
  • Code Autoinsert
  • Starts from a USB memory stick
  • Read-only project support
  • Full MSBuild support

Quality Tools

  • Integrated Debugger (including dynamic debugging features)
  • Code Analysis (FxCop)
  • Unit Testing (NUnit)
  • Code Coverage (PartCover)
  • Profiler (Roadmap)
  • Integrated Subversion support (TortoiseSVN)
  • Integrated Git support
  • StyleCop addin

And More...

  • Setup projects (WiX)
  • SharpDevelop Reports .NET open-source reporting solution
  • Parser-based code converter (Online Code Converter)
  • XML "code completion"
  • Documentation generation (Sandcastle, SHFB)
  • Reflector addin
  • Easy addin extensibility mechanism
  • SharpDevelop for Applications (SDA) allows you to host SharpDevelop in your applications
  • AvalonEdit WPF-based text editor is rehostable to add a programmer's editor to your applications (including code completion!)

In the Source Code Download

  • VC++ project support
  • Mono support
  • Snippet Compiler
  • More Reuse and Extensibility examples

Official Website: http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Default.aspx

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error when app.config in sharpdevelop for connectionstring

i have very strange problem that made me stuck in my project .. i'm using C#(SharpDevelop 4.3.3 build 9663) .. When i use connection string from app.config i get error when trying to open connection : c.Open(); app.config <================ file …
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Error when updating SQLite database using VB.Net

Trying to get this code to work so that it will update my SQLite database. Keep getting an error saying that an end of statement is expected error BC30205. I cannot see what i am missing! This is my first ever attempt at an update statement in SQL…
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SQLite connection in sharpdevelop 4

I am struggling with some SQLite to VB.net code. I am using sharpdevelop 4.0 to try and connect to a SQLite database using SQLiteadmin. I have set up both and just need help in getting them to connect to each other when they mainform loads. I have…
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Why don't I see w3wp in the SharpDevelop debugger's "attach to process" list?

If you need a "standalone" CLR debugger (such as .NET 2 offered), SharpDevelop is a good alternative to VS (if you're into that kind of thing). However, when trying to debug a running ASP.NET application, I did not see w3wp listed in "Attach to…
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Keep form on top and open and close other forms

I'm new to C# and could use some help. What I have so far is a set of 8 windows forms I have created in C#, these forms have basic things like text boxes, labels, radio buttons, etc. Now that I have completed making all of these forms I want to…
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Table with fixed column names on win form

I am making a win form in C# and in a few places I need to have a table like this: I'd like to have this on my form with fixed column names but allow the user to enter in data in any of the rows below the first row that contains column names. I…
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How do I specify the location of IIS Express runtime for SharpDevelop?

I don't have admin rights on my machine, so I can't install IIS Express with the wizard, so I have unpacked the installer into a folder. I can edit the applicationhost.config manually and it runs exactly as I should, but how can I tell SharpDevelop…
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Hide the console window(log4net) under Release Build

I am using SharpDevelop as a component in my application, but the log4net console window always appears whether I build it under the Release or Debug configuration. How do I hide it as SharpDevelop do under the Release configuration?
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Why doesn't the watch window in sharpdevelop show the value of this variable?

Firstly let me say this code is developed in SharpDevelop 4.3, the code runs ok and gives the results it is supposed to, however the getting to that point was a little more difficult in terms of debugging because the watch window doesn't seem to…
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SharpDevelop: import xml within ironpython

When I use ipy: IronPython 2.6.2 (2.6.10920.0) on .NET 4.0.30319.296 >>>import xml works. When I use Sharpdevelop's python console: IronPython 2.7.3 (2.7.0.40) on .NET 4.0.30319.296 (32-bit) >>>import xml Traceback (most recent call last): File…
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Config file in vb.net 4.0 using sharpdevelop

I'm new here.. Question: Can you have an external settings file and read info from that in visual basic .net 4.0 using sharpdevelop? Thanks for answers.
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how tell the IDE not compile certain files?

I've added a bunch of files from my older project into my new project. They're still not playing an active role in my current code and there are missing classes that won't make them fully functional anyway, I just want them there so I can gradually…
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How can I deploy an asp.net mvc2 app developed on SharpDevelop (windows 7 64bit) to the local iis 7.5?

I'm using SharpDevelop and can test/see the app using "Use IIS Express Web Server" selected in the project property. But when I try to change to "Use local IIS Web Server" and hit "Create application/virtual directory", an error message show up…
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SharpDevelop Drag-and-Drop a external file to a project as a link

In #develop (SharpDevelop IDE) I can add a file to a project as a link via : Right click in the project -> Add -> Existing item -> Add as link but how can I do this via drag-and-drop... I've tryed the usual stuff, pressing Shift or Ctrl or Alt +…
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ICSharpCode.TextEditor.TextEditorControl to VB.net UserControl Porting Problems

I am trying to create a vb.net usercontrol based on SharpDevelop TextEditor. I want syntax highlighting and code completion. In order to do that I decided to port CSharpCodeCompletion example from SharpDevelop's source code (version 3.2.1.6466). It…
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