[RESOLVED] .Net to native?

[tr00don]

I am a beginner in C# but I have many years of experience in programming for Windows (mainly Delphi). After successfully running my first C# program (using images, sound, file IO) I can see the advantages of .Net programming. But there is a huge drawback that I cannot just brush away.

Here is my problem: .Net executables are easy to decompile; I have decompiled my code using software that I got off the Web. Moreover, I couldn't find a utility to compile .Net code to native executables on Windows (there may be options on Linux). Since I (also) do non-open-source software development, I wouldn't consider moving to C#/.Net unless there was an option for me to convert my .Net CIL code to native code. The ngen.exe utility that comes with the .Net framework doesn't seem to be an option.

How do you compile your .Net code to native code? I doubt all .Net programmers open-source their applications. Those who are tempted to ask "Why do you want to hide your code?" please abstain.

Thank you.