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Asked: 2026-05-12T06:41:04+00:00

I am trying to learn Windows.Forms, and while I have Visual Studio (edit, my

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I am trying to learn Windows.Forms, and while I have Visual Studio (edit, my mistake obviously), I feel that I learn much more effectively by doing everything in Notepad. I have searched everywhere for a tutorial that takes this approach. I finally got started with http://www.geekpedia.com/tutorial33_Windows-forms-programming.html, but after the first example, it too begins working with multiple files? somehow generated with Visual Studio. How can I do this in Notepad? Can anyone point me somewhere helpful?

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**While the overwhelming response seems seems strongly against this and I started to be convinced, I saw SmokingRope talking about it being as simple as writing all classes into one file. This is what I have been doing up till now for sizable, just non Windows.Form projects into. Can you maybe help explain how those necessary files can be included using this method?*

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  1. Editorial Team

    Seriously… I admire your fire, but you are out of your mind! What you can possibly hope to learn about .NET with NotePad that you couldn’t learn a zillion times faster with Visual Studio? It’s like asking, “I want to learn to drive a car. I have put wheels on my couch. What should I do next?”

    I mean no disrespect, but make friends with Visual Studio and get busy learning. You’re wasting your time otherwise.

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