How can I view MSIL / CIL generated by C# compiler? Why is it called assembly?

Question

I\'m new to .NET C# programming. I\'m following few books. It is said that instead of compiling it directly to binary code (Native code). High level code is converted into i

Answer 1

I have just spent a couple of hours searching for the best tool that could let me view the IL code directly inside Visual Studio.

The only solution I found so far is Msiler https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/60fc53d4-e414-461b-a27c-3d5d2a53f637

it works quite well!

Otherwise the second best solution, but without visual studio integration, is JetBrains dotPeek, which is quite awesome to be honest.