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I am about to write my first T4 template which creates C# code. I wonder about being able to recompile objects on the fly. <br />
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XAML is interpreted, so my running Silverlight application could generate new XAML files and use them immediately. &nbsp;True?<br />
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C# is compiled, so if I generated a new C# object, it's of no use until it's compiled. Does Microsoft have a command line C# compiler that's okay to distribute freely with an application? &nbsp;(I would not want my users to need to install Visual Studio Express to use my program:)<br />
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Wondering...<br />
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newbieweb
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I am about to write my first T4 template which creates C# code. I wonder about being able to recompile objects on the fly. 

XAML is interpreted, so my running Silverlight application could generate new XAML files and use them immediately.  True?

C# is compiled, so if I generated a new C# object, it's of no use until it's compiled. Does Microsoft have a command line C# compiler that's okay to distribute freely with an application?  (I would not want my users to need to install Visual Studio Express to use my program:)

Wondering...

newbieweb

Compiling on the fly

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C# is an object-oriented programming language created in conjunction with Microsoft’s .NET framework. Compilation is usually done into the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which is then JIT-compiled to native code (and cached) during execution in the Common Language Runtime (CLR).