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Yes, you can use vscode and rider. Rider isn’t free for companies and vscode has some free stuff, but Microsoft came out with a new extension for c# that requir
by Atotalnoob 3y ago
Yes, you can use vscode and rider. Rider isn’t free for companies and vscode has some free stuff, but Microsoft came out with a new extension for c# that requires a visual studio subscription. To me, this signals they will be directing the majority of their investment into this, rather than a free extension.
The experience isn’t as good in vscode (I haven’t used rider, but it costs money anyway, so still expensive) as it is in full fat visual studio.
At work, I use windows and full visual studio. At home, I use Linux and vscode.
- neonsunset 3y agoYou do not need "C# Dev Kit", it's nigh useless if you already used plain C# extension, which has the actual good bits you need. Also, Rider is free if you apply for an OSS license (if you use it for FOSS), or have your company pay for it if you use it professionally.
- pier25 3y agoWhat's the difference between the C# Dev Kit and the C# extension?
- neonsunset 3y agoThe description is somewhat misleading but it comes down to 1. Visual Studio style solution explorer and 2. Visual Studio style tests explorer [0] While the former may be missed by some, I long ago adapted and prefer to normal folder and file navigation, and for the latter there are other extensions to browser the tests. The ability to run/debug specific tests is already included in the base C# extension, while project management is actually easier via CLI the same way you do it with Rust's cargo (dotnet new {templateName}, dotnet new sln, dotnet sln add/remove, etc.). [0] https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotne...
- munbun 3y agoMS is sunsetting Visual Studio for Apple users in August and encouraging users to move over to VS Code.