Which C# / .NET free or standard bits and pieces do I need to make a simple Windows desktop app back
- by jjujuma
I'm coming from a Java / web background with no C# experience and I want to write a prototype C# / .NET desktop app to run against my existing DB2 database. The idea is that the prototype should use libraries and tools which are suitable for scaling up to full production and should be standard and free.
Of the top of my head, the two biggest things I need are:
an IDE
a GUI toolkit / set of components
a JDBC equivalent and/or possibly a full blown ORM system
What are my options? Note I don't mind paying for full blown Visual Studio in the long run, but for now everything needs to be free, including the IDE.