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So, tonight I just installed the ubuntu os onto my computer; I've used windows for my whole life, but I wanted to try something new.

I just wanted to know a few things, although they may be very simple questions;

  1. What application do you suggest I install?
    (I've been using Visual Studio on Windows, so anything comparable?)

  2. Does ubuntu support developing in C#?
    (I'm fairly new to the developing world, so I don't know these things..)

  3. Does anyone know of some good videos or tutorials for what I've asked?
    (Maybe like a "Hello, World!" tutorial or something.)

Thanks for your time, and for reading through my questions :)

James Litewski
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  1. If you're looking for an IDE, personally I like NetBeans. I don't think it has C# support though.

  2. Yes. You might want to check out MonoDevelop, which apparently is a C# IDE for linux.

  3. No

Though I think you should try a text-based editor such as vim, and try to learn some of the great command-line tools available in Linux. It's a steeper learning curve than using GUI tools, but you won't regret learning it.

honeyp0t
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It's super old now, but I remember this book being extremely helpful back in the day:

Beginning Linux Programming

As for editors....get good at emacs. Keyboard-based, text-mode beats clicky GUI stuff every time.

drysdam
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There are a fair number of IDE's out there. I'd ignore the emacs/vi comments if you need a true IDE since it will take a fair bit of work to get them to do half of what a real IDE does. If you plan on working across multiple platforms, get an IDE that works everywhere like Eclipse.

As honeyp)t mentions, Mono is the C# equivalent in the OSS world.

And instead of a video, try a good book to learn development on Linux (don't look for a book on Ubuntu, that's too specific and will lead you astray).

BMitch
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  • mono is the .net equivalent. c# is the same between the two – knittl Apr 04 '11 at 12:38
  • Can you give an example of something a "real IDE" does that Emacs can't? – drysdam Apr 04 '11 at 12:58
  • @drysdam: I wouldn't touch that holy war with a 10 foot pole :-) – BMitch Apr 04 '11 at 13:04
  • @knittl: thanks. I've been avoiding the dark side too much to keep up with the right lingo. – BMitch Apr 04 '11 at 13:06
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    If you aren't prepared to back up an negative statement like that, maybe you shouldn't make it. – drysdam Apr 04 '11 at 13:17
  • @drysdam: There are long Q's on comparing various editors (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1346820). When it comes down to it, emacs is good at everything and great at nothing. If you're doing development work, especially coming from a windows environment, I think you're better off with an IDE rather than a highly extendable text editor. – BMitch Apr 04 '11 at 13:53
  • I dunno. I watch my colleagues laboriously mousing over to every function, trying to cobble Makefile-like arrangements hidden inside of IDE configuration windows and generally spending more time fighting the GUI than doing actual work. I would agree that an IDE is more *familiar* to a Windows user but I don't agree that they'd be *better off*. – drysdam Apr 04 '11 at 14:22