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Can you now get the full .NET development experience in a Linux-only environment? I haven't used it in a while, but from using Unity (game engine) it seemed lik

by umvi 5y ago

Can you now get the full .NET development experience in a Linux-only environment? I haven't used it in a while, but from using Unity (game engine) it seemed like C# on Linux was a bit crippled

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moonchrome 5y ago
Yes, use Rider and .net core - everything works on non-windows platforms (working on .net from osx right now, deploying to linux) Avoid vscode for C# development, unlike TS/JS (which is top of the line), the support for C# even in core is toy level.
- lostmsu 5y ago
  What do you think is lacking in C# extension for VS Code vs TypeScript? I would expect a better experience with C# (in terms of tooling) because the language is typed.
  - moonchrome 5y ago
    It just doesn't work nearly as well - even on simple .NET core solutions created from CLI intellisense chokes up, refactoring doesn't work, it's nowhere near the quality level of TS.
    - foepys 5y ago
      Even TS support is pretty lackluster compared to Rider's and VS' C# support.
cyral 5y ago
Yes, JetBrains rider is IMO superior to VisualStudio these days, and I run a huge amount of C# code in production on Linux. It was definitely crippled in the past but it's a first class citizen in the .NET ecosystem now.
- metadata 5y ago
  Rider is incredibly fast and superior to VS in all aspects but one - its debugger is terribly broken. VS will break on my line of code that crashes. Rider will crash somewhere completely unrelated. My code is very much async, that might be what kills it. I ended up doing everything in Rider, but debugging in VS.
  - Akronymus 5y ago
    Rider also doesn't allow you to move the current instruction to somewhere else on getting an exception IME.
- AlfeG 5y ago
  I'm actually use both. Debugging story in Rider is a bit flawed compared to VS. But due to very large codebase Rider is a bit better in performance.
na85 5y ago
Especially with lsp-mode, C# on Linux (or Mac) is a great experience. https://0x85.org/csharp-emacs.html https://0x85.org/csharp-emacs.html
adwww 5y ago
Also relevant... can you learn it, build it and deploy it for free? I've always thought the whole ecosystem looked really productive, and the code I've had to review occasionally looked well structured and readable. But when I was starting out MSDN cost a fortune and I've never really considered trying to learn it.
jakearmitage 5y ago
I use Sublime and it works well.

by umvi 5y ago

Can you now get the full .NET development experience in a Linux-only environment? I haven't used it in a while, but from using Unity (game engine) it seemed like C# on Linux was a bit crippled

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moonchrome 5y ago

Yes, use Rider and .net core - everything works on non-windows platforms (working on .net from osx right now, deploying to linux) Avoid vscode for C# development, unlike TS/JS (which is top of the line), the support for C# even in core is toy level.

lostmsu 5y ago
What do you think is lacking in C# extension for VS Code vs TypeScript? I would expect a better experience with C# (in terms of tooling) because the language is typed.
- moonchrome 5y ago
  It just doesn't work nearly as well - even on simple .NET core solutions created from CLI intellisense chokes up, refactoring doesn't work, it's nowhere near the quality level of TS.
  - foepys 5y ago
    Even TS support is pretty lackluster compared to Rider's and VS' C# support.

cyral 5y ago

Yes, JetBrains rider is IMO superior to VisualStudio these days, and I run a huge amount of C# code in production on Linux. It was definitely crippled in the past but it's a first class citizen in the .NET ecosystem now.

metadata 5y ago
Rider is incredibly fast and superior to VS in all aspects but one - its debugger is terribly broken. VS will break on my line of code that crashes. Rider will crash somewhere completely unrelated. My code is very much async, that might be what kills it. I ended up doing everything in Rider, but debugging in VS.
- Akronymus 5y ago
  Rider also doesn't allow you to move the current instruction to somewhere else on getting an exception IME.
AlfeG 5y ago
I'm actually use both. Debugging story in Rider is a bit flawed compared to VS. But due to very large codebase Rider is a bit better in performance.

na85 5y ago

Especially with lsp-mode, C# on Linux (or Mac) is a great experience. https://0x85.org/csharp-emacs.html https://0x85.org/csharp-emacs.html

adwww 5y ago

Also relevant... can you learn it, build it and deploy it for free? I've always thought the whole ecosystem looked really productive, and the code I've had to review occasionally looked well structured and readable. But when I was starting out MSDN cost a fortune and I've never really considered trying to learn it.

jakearmitage 5y ago

I use Sublime and it works well.