C# on a diet with scriptcs

Glenn Block DEV304

What we’re going to coverWhat scriptcs is and why it existsHow to get itBasics of how to use itPutting the pedal to the metal

scriptcs

C#

But sometimes it feels heavy

What if there was a low cal option?

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The node developer experience

The node developer experienceNo IDE required – Any editor will doNo projectMinimum installEverything else is a package

What about C#?

The scriptcs developer experienceNo IDE required – Any editor will doNo projectMinimum installEverything else is a package

scriptcs hello.csx

Using scriptcsWrite code in the REPL or stand alone scriptsNo class required, can write plain procedural codeInclude other scripts with #loadReference assemblies with #rAccess script arguments with ScriptArgsThe rest is plain old C#

packages

packagesNuget.exe is not requiredInstall any nuget package with scriptcs -installCan install a set of packages via packages.configPackages and all dependencies installed locallyAutomatically loaded into your scripts, just add a using

scriptcs in action

http://www.flickr.com/photos/csullens/4344741769/sizes/l/in/photolist-7BVWmR/

scriptcs in actionExperimentationConsole utilitiesWeb apps (Nancy)Web APISSimple WPF apps

Hardware automationHosting in memory databases

Not everything in script land is pretty

Script packs

Script packsAdd reference assembliesAdd using statementsMake .NET libraries more consumable from scripts

Hosting

HostingAdd script support to your own runtimesHost scripts in a full blown web appHost scripts anywhere

Open source and open to contributionOn githubApache 2125 forks30 ContributorsAlmost 80 commits

http://github.com/scriptcs/scriptcs

What we coveredscriptcs is a tool which offers lightweight C# devNot a replacement for VS or PowershellUseful for prototyping, tinkering, automationOffers both editor based and REPL developmentIntegrates with nugetCan be hosted in your own appsIs open source and has a rich community

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