C# Console? [closed]

Question

Does anyone know if there is a c# Console app, similar to the Python or Ruby console? I know the whole "Compiled versus Interpreted" difference, but with C#'s reflection power I think it could be done.

UPDATE Well, it only took about 200 lines, but I wrote a simple one...It works a lot like osql. You enter commands and then run them with go.

SharpConsole http://www.gfilter.net/junk/sharpconsole.jpg

If anyone wants it, let me know.

Answer 1

Given your mention of "C#'s reflection power", I am unsure whether you're looking for an interactive C# console for small code snippets of your own (à la Ruby's irb), or a means of interacting with an existing, compiled application currently running as a process.

In the former case:

• Windows PowerShell might be your friend
• Another candidate would be the C# shell
• Finally, CSI, a Simple C# Interpreter

Answer 2

Found this on reddit: http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Sep-08.html

Quote from the site:

The idea was simple: create an interactive C# shell by altering the compiler to generate and execute code dynamically as opposed to merely generating static code.

Answer 3

If you don't have to use the console, and just want a place to test some ad hoc C# snippets, then LinqPad is a good option. I find it very cool/easy to use.