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Code in C#

Code in C#

Learn the basics of C# through coding examples.

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C#

C#, pronounced like the musical note with the same name, is a language developed by Microsoft and was first released in 2000 as a part of the company’s .NET initiative. The language was designed by Anders Hejlsberg, a Danish software engineer, who first called it Cool (for C-like Object-Oriented Language). Microsoft renamed it before its first official release for copyright reasons.

The language is designed to be a simple, modern, and object-oriented programming language. The language is primarily used within Microsoft’s .NET Framework.

Note that all noncompound statements in C# end with a semicolon.

Here are some quick facts:

  • Name: C#
  • Designed by: Anders Hejlsberg, Microsoft
  • First public release: 2000
  • Paradigm: Object-oriented, generic, imperative, structured, functional
  • Typing: Static
  • Most frequently used file extension(s): .cs

Hello, World! in C#

All programs written in C# must exist within a class, and one class in our project must have a method called Main that will be the starting point for the program execution. It should also be noted that all C# applications should exist within a project. ...