Doing .NET development does not necessarily assume using the holy Visual Studio IDE. Every now and then, you need to code some simple piece of software that does not require a factory (read: Visual Studio). Personally, I like to use Vim within Windows PowerShell to create/edit C# files rapidly, that also means that I need to compile and build my C# files within the command line. Having Visual C# installed on your PC, does not mean that the C# compiler is ready to be used outside of Visual Studio (within the command line for example). You have to manually add the path to the C# compiler (csc.exe) to your system or user environmental variables. Just follow along: 1- On Windows 7, click on the Start menu launcher, right-click on Computer , click on Properties . At the left of the window that appears, click on Advanced system settings . 2- At the bottom of the System Properties dialog, click on Environment Variables . 3- In the Environment Variables dialog box, click on the New
On code, life and the Borrow Checker By Wassim Mansouri