C# Editor and Compiler Preference

Question

For those of you that are quick to answer some questions, with code snippets. I must say that I have been beaten to the punch a few times because loading up Visual Studio, File -> New Project... does take some time. Does anyone out there - particularly for those that are contributing answers here - have a good quick editor on Windows that allows you to enter some c# code, compile-it? Basically - what's the fastest way of writing sample code for you?

Answer 1

Yes.

LINQPad.

Typing a piece of code into LINQPad is much faster than creating a Visual Studio project, and its object graph is more usable than Visual Studio's Watch window.

I find LINQPad extremely useful for answering on StackOverflow.

Answer 2

Enough familiarity with the language concepts to write snippets without the help of Visual Studio -- right in the markdown editor. And you get the 5-minute grace period for free edits when you realize you made a mistake!