IDE for MSIL - ide

There's any number of questions about MSIL on SO but none that directly answer this.
I've been using Textpad which does have a syntax definition file for MSIL and then using ILASM in a command prompt window.
I did find a reference to ILIDE but the link is broken.
Is there an IDE or add-on / plugin to Visual Studio / Eclipse for MSIL that allows syntax highlighting, intellisense, code completion, debugging etc.?

Use MonoDevelop
You can build specially MSIL projects. It's very useful for these issues, also you can use it in both Windows and Linux. What is better than this? :)

I made an extension for Visual Studio 2010 that supports syntax highlighting for IL files (.il) and includes projects with full debugging support for C#, F# and Visual Basic that support embedding and calling IL code directly.
IL Support extension
Enjoy!

I believe you can do it in #develop IDE.
No intellisense though.

I have exactly the same question!
I have found ilide eventually :
http://nida.se/ilide/
(note : strangely, some links to ilide are broken, some of them even mentioning earlier links that are broken , but then supply a link that's broken too. I was able to dowload it and Installed it succesfully from the link above though).
further :
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=112895
seems a very good debugger.
cheers, ph

xacc.ide has syntax highlighting for MSIL, and another odd 20 .NET languages.
See some screenshots here.

IIRC, Visual Studio will give you debugging, if you assemble with /debug.
I think MS had a demo or sample of some VS plugin that helped a bit with IL. I'm not sure what it was named or if it was released.

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Editing vb.net in netbeans

My work dropped a vb.net program in my lap that I need to modify. Die vb. Die.
Anyway, I work in Netbeans and can't find a module that will allow for syntax highlighting of vb. Is there a creative solution out there for this that doesn't involve using a different IDE?
Thanks guys.
As mentioned in the accepted answer to this question, there is a tutorial for setting up custom syntax highlighting in Netbeans here (direct link to tutorial instead of link to FAQ provided in linked question).
I think you might well find that it's less hassle to just install Visual Studio than to set up Netbeans to highlight VB.Net syntax, but that's up to you. Good luck.

Code editor control VB .NET

Does anyone know if the code editor used by VSTO IDE is available to use in my own projects?
I need to use a code editor in my project. I Googled to try to find one, but I found several third party solutions (pay or free) but they don't fit my needs.
In same way as Webbrowser control, is the "sourcecodeeditor" control of VSTO available to use as a project component?
In same way as Webbrowser control, is the "sourcecodeeditor" control of VSTO available to use as a project component?
[. . .]
Exists the class "MSVSTOSourceCodeEditor"? This is the question. Thanks
Unfortunately, no. Microsoft doesn't allow you to subclass its source code editor, nor do they provide a version for use in your own projects. As I mentioned before, they don't really want to encourage you to rewrite Visual Studio. They'd prefer that you bought it instead!
Have you considered creating a plug-in or extension for Visual Studio instead? It's a little bit different way of going about it, but it just might work for you. Your developers might find it more convenient since they won't have to switch back and forth between two programs.
If you're really set on rolling your own custom solution, probably the best thing to do is check the source code for some of the open-source, Visual Studio-style IDEs, and see how they've written the code editor:
MonoDevelop
SharpDevelop
KDevelop

compiling VB6 code in .NET environment

Is one able to compile VB 6 code in Visual Studio.NET ? In other words, is it backwards compatible with older VB code?
Since I know there is a difference between managed code (.NET) and unmanaged code, I am wondering if Visual Studio.NET is able to compile unmanaged code as well?
Kind regards,
Kris
While you cannot compile vb6 in the .net Visual Studios, you may use interop libraries to allow vb.6 to utilize managed code
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/kew41ycz%28VS.71%29.aspx
No, you can't compile VB6 code in any VS.NET version.
You can open a VB6 .vbp project file in Visual Studio. This automatically invokes the project converter, it will try to translate your VB6 code into VB.NET. The translator does a fairly decent job of it but the VB.NET language has changed pretty drastically. It depends on how 'clean' your VB6 code was.
After the conversion is completed, you'll have to walk through the list of warnings and errors you'll get. Getting none at all is rare. There might be hundreds or thousands. If you're in that boat, it starts making sense to rewrite the code.
Anyhoo, just try and see what hits the fan. You'll have a good idea what you're in for in about ten minutes. Don't forget to copy the project before you start the conversion.
No it is not compatible. I think there is an upgrade wizard, but you will end up fixing some stuff manually.

Location of VB.NET "source" code, similar to Java's JDK src.zip

Does VB.NET have anything similar to Java's JDK source code? When I used to work in Eclipse, I could right click and view the generated code, or "look under-the-hood" so to speak. I found this feature very helpful in understanding what was happening behind the scenes, and it helped me to write better, more simplified code.
I have so far been working with Visual Studio 2010's Object Browser, and I have also been looking at the generated designer files, but these often do not drill down far enough.
The best program to do this is called .NET Reflector and you can download it from here: http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/
It lets you see executables and DLL's under the hood
ScottGu has an old blog post about this:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/16/net-framework-library-source-code-now-available.aspx
You can also use the .NET Reflector to peek into the code for any .NET dll, but keep in mind it won't look like the code in Visual Studio :)
http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/

What IronPython IDE should I use?

This question probably looks a lot like IDE for ironpython on windows question here on stackoverflow. But I read the answers on that question I still have no idea what IDE I should use. What I'm looking for is to know pros and cons of a specific IDE.
I recently started learning IronPython. The only IDE I used so far is IronPython Studio that integrates with Visual Studio. It was a logical choice for me because I use Visual Studio when I work with C#.
One of the problem I have with IronPython Studio is that I cannot change the default colors. I have a dark gray background color and black Python code doesn't look very good on that background. I looked in Environment->Fonts and Colors in Option dialog but couldn't find the option to change IronPython colors. Let it be my side question:
How to change default colors in integrated IronPython Studio?
I heard about SharpDevelop but I don't know if it's going to be a big improvement of IronPython Studio. I decided to ask you before I'll try it.
So please could you please let me know of pros and cons of your favorite IronPython IDE. Don't tell me "I use XYZ IDE and love it". I want to know why you love it and what it's missing.
Thanks
Michael Foord has compared different IDEs for IronPython. You can find it here.
Most of the time I use Scite for my IronPython scripting -- since I'm normally using it as a scripting language for build process rather than anything else, one page of syntax highlighting is usually enough.
As a general purpose Python IDE I use NetBeans Python EA, which treats CPython, Jython and IronPython pretty much as equals, so I can just set it to the platform I want to use today, and everything else remains the same.
You now have a good Visual studio 2010 integration with IronPython Tools.