title: Getting started with protobuf-net
body: <p>I'm trying to get started with protobuf.net.</p>
  
  <p>I've downloaded the latest version from <a href="http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-net/downloads/detail?name=protobuf-net%20r622.zip" rel="noreferrer">here</a>, implemented a <code>[ProtoContract]</code> class, and now I'm trying to serialize it with <code>ProtoBuf.Serializer.Serialize</code> as described in the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-net/" rel="noreferrer">documentation</a>. The problem is, that there is no such method.</p>
  
  <p>How do I write <code>[ProtoContract]</code> to disk?</p>
  
  <p><strong>UPDATE</strong>
  Apparently, I've got the wrong version of it or something, but here's what my <code>Serialize</code> class looks like:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/C0gpX.png" alt="protobuf.net Serializer class as I see it"></p>