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| Developer(s) | IC#Code Team |
|---|---|
| Final release | 5.1.0 / 14 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-14) |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | C# |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Integrated development environment |
| License | MIT License |
SharpDevelop (also styled as#develop) is a discontinued[1]free and open sourceintegrated development environment (IDE)[2][3] for the.NET Framework,[4]Mono,[5]Gtk#[5] andGlade# platforms.[6] It supports development inC#,[7]Visual Basic .NET,[8][9]Boo,F#,[10]IronPython andIronRubyprogramming languages.[11]
The IDE can still be downloaded and continues to be used by developers working on C# .Net Framework projects. The last release of SharpDevelop was only aimed at C# projects. There was little significant development to the .NET Framework following this release, and this version remains a valid option for developers targeting that platform. Support for other project types is available in the 4.X series releases, but they may not be compatible with later versions of the .NET Framework.
SharpDevelop was designed as a free and lightweight alternative toMicrosoft Visual Studio, and contains an equivalent feature for almost every essential Visual Studio Express feature and features very similar to those found inBorland Kylix andDelphi, including advanced project management, code editing, application compiling and debugging functionality.[12][13] More specifically, the IDE includes aGUI designer, code/design views,syntax highlighting,auto completion menus (similar toIntelliSense[14]) the ability to compile and debug form/console.NET Framework applications,[6] a "New Project"wizard, toolbars, menus, panels and a docking system,[15]: 7 [16][17][18] and built-incode refactoring tools,[19][20] and it has an integrateddebugger[21] that allows for stepping, viewing values of objects in memory, andbreakpoints.[22]
To allow for easy project migration, SharpDevelop works natively with Visual Studio project and code files. It is able to compile applications for .NET Framework version 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5.1 and the .NET Compact Framework 2.0 and 3.5.[23]
SharpDevelop'sGraphic User Interface Designers work with the C#,[6] VB.NET, Boo, and the IronPython and IronRuby languages, using the following GUI technologies:[11]
SharpDevelop was written entirely in C#[14] and consists of about 20 components that integrate to form the application. Thesource-code editor component, known as AvalonEdit,[25] can be used by other applications.[11][26]
It also includes functionality for:
On 11 September 2000 Mike Kruger launched the project, while testing the first public release of .NET Framework 1.0. At that time there was no C#/.NET IDE publicly available. So he decided to write a code editor to run the compiler.[32] Early in its development, the project was split forMono and Gtk# development into theMonoDevelop project, which is maintained as a cross-platform IDE, and afterMicrosoft's acquisition ofXamarin, has become the basis ofVisual Studio for Mac.
As of 2013,[update] SharpDevelop had been downloaded at least 8 million times worldwide,[33][34] The SharpDevelopcodebase was documented in the bookDissecting a C# Application: Inside SharpDevelop (2003) written by the core development team and published byWrox Press.[15]
On 18 September 2017, Daniel Grunwald of the ICSharpCode team announced the project is "dead" for reasons related to the fast pace of changes to C# and .NET, including.NET Core, and suggested SharpDevelop users switch to eitherMonoDevelop orVisual Studio Code IDEs, each being recommended as a suitableopen source replacement that is the target of regular updates and other maintenance.[35]
