free-vscode-csharp

Free/Libre fork of the official C# extension for vscode (by muhammadsammy)

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  • A new F# compiler feature: graph-based type-checking
    9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 5 Nov 2023
    I only tried F# for few days, but it was a pleasant experience on both macos and linux.

    dotnet CLI should take care of build process, it can even generate self-sufficient executable (that bundle parts of .NET in them). The infamous required XML boilerplate has also been cut down to near-zero.

    My biggest gripe is that Microsoft's debugger is closed-source and proprietary (though free for users of official VSCode builds). There is open-source netcoredbg by Samsung, so you can use VSCod[e,ium] with https://open-vsx.org/extension/muhammad-sammy/csharp , but YMMV.

  • Open source debugger?
    1 project | /r/GodotCSharp | 16 Sep 2023
    When looking into C# tools though, my understanding is that the main debugging tool is under a proprietary MS license, although maybe I'm misunderstanding that. My question is, is there a FOSS debugger or tool kit for C# development? I did find this on the marketplace but am not sure if this is what I'm looking for. I know this is a bit of a niche case but was hoping to clarify. I'm not committed to VSCodium and am open to other text editors/IDEs, although would prefer to stick with it if possible.
  • Proprietary Environments are a Trap
    2 projects | /r/programming | 22 Sep 2022
    My understanding is that I can install VSCodium and that they have many of the most popular extensions available. They even seem to have an alternative for the C# debugger. I could also use VSCodium and manually install the Microsoft extensions from the distributed VSX files.
  • Is .NET open? MS pushing a proprietary extension to replace OmniSharp
    12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Jun 2022
    and there is a VSCode extension that uses this instead of the MS debugger

    https://open-vsx.org/extension/muhammad-sammy/csharp

  • VS Code or VS Codium - Which should I use?
    12 projects | dev.to | 31 May 2022
    C# language (powered by OmniSharp): Official C# language support. The extension is subject to this restrictive license because it uses Microsoft's proprietary debugger. The source code is available under a MIT license. See this comment in the C# extension repo for some discussion on this. There is an alternative version of the C# extension in the Open VSX Registry that uses Samsung’s MIT-licensed Debugger.
  • Yeah, VSCode is great, but what a maintenance nightmare
    3 projects | /r/vscode | 6 Nov 2021
    Yeah, Gitpod is pretty nice for what it is. Although it's worth mentioning that certain proprietary Microsoft extensions are licensed for use only in Microsoft distributions of VSCode, so they won't work in Gitpod. Most extensions do work, but Pylance, C#, C/C++ doesn't, to name a few exceptions. Although for C# there is a FOSS extension you can use instead and for C/C++ there is clangd.
  • Blazor server app not running (Linux)
    1 project | /r/vscode | 30 Oct 2021
    I'm not very familiar with C# and .NET, so I can't help you with any specifics. But I do know that Microsoft actively prevent the usage of their proprietary extensions such as the one for C# in non-Microsoft distributions of VS Code, such as VSCodium. Although if you're using VSCodium, you've probably installed the alternative FOSS version of the C# extension, unless you've sideloaded the official C# extension?
  • What are some open source apps that are actually terrible for privacy?
    7 projects | /r/privacy | 18 Oct 2021
    For C# there is https://github.com/muhammadsammy/free-omnisharp-vscode for Python there is https://github.com/Microsoft/pyright (Pylance is the proprietary counterpart) for C++ there is https://github.com/clangd/vscode-clangd
  • How can I use C# on arch linux?
    1 project | /r/archlinux | 18 Oct 2021
    If you want to stay FOSS, you can use this fork of the C# plugin which uses a free debugger: https://github.com/muhammadsammy/free-omnisharp-vscode
  • vscode total noob having issues using c# on linux (manjaro kde plasma)
    1 project | /r/vscode | 19 Jul 2021
    The download URL for the debugger seems to have changed, but the latest version of the extension should include a fix for that (see muhammadsammy/free-omnisharp-vscode#20).
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