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Easy C# Compiling with Mono Software

Today I learn the Mono compiler makes it easy to quickly run C# programs.

Mono is an open-source implementation of .NET libraries and enables cross-platform compatible tools. It is ECMA compatible and provides .NET framework to the Linux environment. Mono is developed by Xamarin and .NET Foundation
Once you download Mono, two commands get your C# code compiled and running.

Compile a C# Console Program

SETUP

Download Mono and install it.
Create a C# “.cs” file or copy the below code into a hello-world.cs

    public class HelloWorld
    {
        static public void Main ()
        {
            Console.WriteLine ("Hello Mono World");
        }
    }

COMPILE & RUN

Open the Mono Command Prompt and change directory to your project folder

Compile

To Compile, run “MCS filename” in the Mono Command Prompt

mcs hello-world.cs

RESULT: the file hello-world.exe is created

Run your program

In the Mono command prompt, run “Mono hello-world.exe”
```
Mono hello-world.exe
```
RESULT: your C# program runs and you get rich and famous.

TL;DR

Mono is a fast cross-platform framework that compiles C# with minimal configuration.
It provides an open-source version of the .NET which is also compatible with Linux

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