waf/CSharpRepl

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A cross-platform command-line C# REPL distributed as a .NET global tool, built on Roslyn. It offers syntax highlighting, intellisense, NuGet package installation, references to local projects, IL/lowered-C# inspection, and optional AI code completion.

Use cases

• quickly prototype C# code without creating a scratch project
• explore a NuGet library's API interactively in the terminal
• inspect what the compiler generates with IL disassembly and lowered C#
• load and call into my own csproj or solution from a console
• attach a REPL to a running .NET process to poke at live state
• learn C# with autocomplete and inline documentation

When to choose

• you want fast interactive C# experimentation from the terminal on Windows, macOS, or Linux
• you need to probe libraries, assemblies, or your own projects without scaffolding a console app
• you want to see compiler output (IL or lowered C#) for a snippet
• you need to debug or modify a running .NET application from a REPL

When to avoid

• you need a full IDE experience with debugging, refactoring, or project management
• you are working in a language other than C# or a runtime other than .NET
• you need a GUI-based scratchpad like LINQPad with saved query files

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools interpreter developer-tools programming-languages cross-platform windows cli csharp dotnet repl nuget intellisense syntax-highlighting interactive-programming roslyn il-disassembly ai-code-completion command-line macos linux

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