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C# portable IDE and compiler - all it requires needs to be on an USB flash drive


it exist a fully portable compiler and IDE for C#? All the things I need to code a C# application needs to be on an USB flash drive (even the .NET framework). So, what I need is a fully integrated programming tool, to insert the flash drive and to be ready to code.

It exist something like this?

LE: I can do this by using a virtual machine. I'm asking if I can do this without it. So, all what I need to be on the USB.


Solution

  • You can have a VM setup just the way you want it and put the image on a USB key.

    There are many free and portable virtual machines you can use for this.

    Update:

    Since your question is now specifically about doing without a VM - the answer is no. You can't install the .NET framework on USB.

    You can install an IDE like SharpDevelop or MonoDevelop on a key and possibly the Mono compiler, but not the framework as supplied by Microsoft.

    See this for getting a full portable mono environment.