A simple way to run C# code from bat file

I read an interested article demonstrated how to run a bat file with embedded C# code. I repost this example here, because the original post is written in Russian. Despite the fact that there are other more powerful solutions and frameworks to achieve the same goal (e.g. Powershell) – I think the way presented by the author, is very useful for different scenarios.

/*
@echo off && cls
set WinDirNet=%WinDir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework
IF EXIST "%WinDirNet%\v2.0.50727\csc.exe" set csc="%WinDirNet%\v2.0.50727\csc.exe"
IF EXIST "%WinDirNet%\v3.5\csc.exe" set csc="%WinDirNet%\v3.5\csc.exe"
IF EXIST "%WinDirNet%\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" set csc="%WinDirNet%\v4.0.30319\csc.exe"
%csc% /nologo /out:"%~0.exe" %0
"%~0.exe"
del "%~0.exe"
exit
*/

class HelloWorld
{

    static void Main()
    {
        System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!\r\nI am at " + System.Environment.Version);
        System.Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

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