From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

First things first: download SharpDevelop:
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ . It's a full C# IDE, and a
pretty good one (not as feature rich as VS of course) - and of course free.
You'll need a C# compiler, but that comes with the .NET SDK which is
downloadable from MS:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9B3A2CA6-3647-4070-9F4
1-A333C6B9181D&displaylang=en
(version 1.1).

VS.NET for C# is not very expensive, so if you get anywhere near having to
do something "real", I'd recommend you to buy a copy.


Antti Kurenniemi

"Randall Parker"

wrote in message news:434fed9f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>I want to learn C# and ASP.NET for a consulting job someone wants to me to
>(they know me and are not bothered by the fact I don't know these API sets
>as of yet).
>
> I'm trying to figure out where to begin. The biz guy I'm dealing with
> doesn't know what .NET version they have on their server and the guy who
> knows is on vacation. They want me to get the stuff done pronto.
>
> So where to begin?
>
> Can I install v1.1 and v2.0 .NET on my WinXP machine and use one or the
> other as I choose?
>
> What free IDE stuff is out there for learning?
>
> Oh, and does anyone know the default suffix for C# files?

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