.NET Framework Tools
The .NET Framework also provides several command-line tools needed when creating applications. Among the tools are the compilers for the .NET languages, such as Vbc.exe (Visual Basic compiler), Csc.exe (Visual C# compiler), and MSBuild.exe (the build engine for Visual Studio). All these tools are stored in the C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\ Framework\v4.0 folder. In most scenarios you will not need to manually invoke the .NET Framework tools, because you will work with the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Integrated Development Environment, which is responsible for invoking the appropriate tools when needed. Instead of listing all the tools now, because we have not talked about some topics yet, information on the .NET tools invoked ...
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