Is there a *very* lightweight IDE for .net?

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Does anyone know of a good lightweight IDE for .net? Often times I open VS and create a new project just to see if a line compiles, to test a quick method, or something trivial like that.

Essentially what I want is an app similar to notepad I can open, have the basic class structure already defined, and be able to compile/run it. It would be fine if it was always a console app.

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QuickSharp is pretty good.

Here's the description from the home page:

QuickSharp is a streamlined integrated development environment for Microsoft's .NET platform; it provides a simple, uncluttered development approach that lets you get programming in an instant. QuickSharp doesn't use solutions or projects, programs and libraries are developed as individual files making development a breeze. With QuickSharp you can work closer to the .NET Framework development tools and learn to use the most advanced development platform for Windows from the ground up.

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