I develop .NET I can use notepad and csc for free or I can buy tools from MS that save me time. Halfway house is SharpDevelop which is free but not as good as V

I develop .NET I can use notepad and csc for free or I can buy tools from MS that save me time. Halfway house is SharpDevelop which is free but not as good as Visual Studio. I don't mind paying for cool tools but it sucks to have to pay to release software.