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Programming in C# on Linux? (midwest.social)

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I'm about to start a new job working with C#/.NET and will try to practice before I start. How much of a pain is it to do on Linux?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

For simply practicing with C# and .Net you should have no trouble on Linux, but once you begin work it really depends on what version of .NET they're using at your new job. If it's modern (>= 5.0, or Core 1 through 3) you shouldn't have any trouble unless they're building Windows UI applications, but if it's .NET Framework things get dicey. Mono doesn't cover everything in .Net Framework and I would not count on it being a drop in replacement.

It's impossible for me to use a pure Linux environment for work because we maintain a lot of ASP.NET webforms projects running on .NET 4.5, but on the other hand when I want to use C# for making game projects with Godot or experiment with newer .NET stuff like Blazor there is no friction working with C#/.NET on Linux.

Like @[email protected] mentioned, Rider is a fantastic IDE that is available to you if that's your thing. I use it both on Windows and Linux, preferring it to Visual Studio. Rider is not free, however, and requires a license to use it beyond 30 days.