what is C#?

C Sharp (C#)is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft as part of their .NET initiative, and later approved as a standard by ECMA and ISO.
C# has a procedural, object oriented syntax based on C++ that includes aspects of several other programming languages (most notably Delphi, Visual Basic, and Java) with a particular emphasis on simplification (fewer symbolic requirements than C++, fewer decorative requirements than Java).

advantages of C#

• C# is intended to be a simple, modern, general-purpose, object-oriented programming language.

• C# should provide support for software engineering principles such as strong type checking, array bounds checking, detection of attempts to use uninitialized variables, and automatic garbage collection. Software robustness, durability, and programmer productivity are important.

• C# is intended to be suitable for writing applications for both hosted and embedded systems, ranging from the very large that use sophisticated operating systems, down to the very small having dedicated functions.

relevant books about C#

• Developing Killer Web Apps with Dreamweaver MX and C#)
• Dissecting a C# Application: Inside SharpDevelop
• Professional .NET for Java Developers Using C#
• Dissecting a C# Application: Inside SharpDevelop

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