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Asked: 2026-06-09T15:45:39+00:00

So in Python on a unix environment, for example, we can open up python

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So in Python on a unix environment, for example, we can open up python from terminal, start writing code and immediately run it to test some python library functions. Is there a similar commandline/scripting environment for C# or Java (perhaps a plugin to the IDE?)? Such a tool would seem pretty useful for experimenting with something like the System library.

Relatedly, I read that some versions of Python are compiled into bytecode before being executed by a virtual environment, which sounds like Java and C#. But, the Python program I open up in terminal and start typing code into has to be interpreted, right? So based on principle, it seems like it is possible to write a C# or Java interpreter. So I’m not sure why I just haven’t seen anyone interacting with C# or Java on the commandline the way they do with Python.

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  1. Editorial Team

    For .NET, if LINQPad is overkill for you, try the RunNET command-line package. It requires that you load script files instead of interactive typing, but lets you leverage more languages.

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