In fact, to develop C# desktop programs, you can only use Visual Studio; VS is a bit too big, but if you use other IDEs, believe me, you will die. The latest version is Visual Studio 2017RC, and the stable version is Visual Studio 2015 official version. Just check the parts you need.
Visual Studio 2017 can choose to install some components (for example, you only need C# and UWP development). You can download it now.
Have you ever heard of VScode?
In fact, to develop C# desktop programs, you can only use Visual Studio; VS is a bit too big, but if you use other IDEs, believe me, you will die.
The latest version is Visual Studio 2017RC, and the stable version is Visual Studio 2015 official version. Just check the parts you need.