---
title: "Cool utility of the day: Code Snippet Compiler"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/3/cool-utility-of-the-day-code-snippet-compiler.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/3/cool-utility-of-the-day-code-snippet-compiler.html"
published: "2003-09-03T04:40:00"
updated: "2003-09-03T04:40:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations", "Cool Tools"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "My blogging buddy Jeff Key (maker of the increasingly useful NetPing ) has posted yet another snazzy util, a Code Snippet Compiler . As .NET folks, we all find ourselves creating junk Console applications with a…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Cool utility of the day: Code Snippet Compiler

By Roy Osherove September 3, 2003 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations), [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools)

**Historical article** · Originally published September 3, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

_My blogging buddy_ [_Jeff Key_](http://weblogs.asp.net/Jkey/) _(maker of the increasingly useful_ [_NetPing_](http://www.sliver.com/dotnet/netping/)_) has posted yet another snazzy util, a_ [_Code Snippet Compiler_](http://www.sliver.com/dotnet/SnippetCompiler/)_. As .NET folks, we all find ourselves creating junk Console applications with a Console.WriteLine just to test a snippet of code! His utility sits in the tray and is always ready when you want to whip out a quick line or two. Very cool._

\[[Scott Hanselman's Weblog](http://radio.weblogs.com/0106747/)\]

Blogs **rock**.

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    ### [The Final Release of NUnit V2.1 is now available](https://osherove.com/blog/2003/9/2/the-final-release-of-nunit-v21-is-now-available.html)


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## About the author

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