C# books question

[bbolte]

i've noticed that some of the books about C# don't necessarily use VS Studio.net, they use a text editor and the .net framework compiler (i think). is it wise to learn this way, even though most C# programmers tell me it is much easier to use VS Studio?

 

[RiverGuy]

I haven't seen a book that ONLY uses the command line compiler. I've seen some that give a small percentage of the examples with the command line compiler. But I tell you one thing, if you're using notepad to create Windows forms, and programmattically adding all of the buttons and forms and other objects....then you've got your work cut out for you.

 

[chiph]

There's no doubt that using VS makes you more productive. But the command-line compiler has it's place too - in automated builds. Which isn't that useful in smaller projects, but essential in larger projects with many programmers.

Chip H.