From Java To C# A Developers Guide

Software prerequisites

In order to try out the C# codes in this book, you will need a copy of .NET SDK^[2] or VS .NET from Microsoft. The .NET SDK and .NET Framework will be installed when you install VS .NET. If you are not using VS .NET, you may want to get a color-coded text editor instead of using Notepad for coding purposes.

^[2] Can be downloaded from http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework.