What is C# (C Sharp ) programming language?
C# is a simple, OOPS based programming language developed by Microsoft. C# enables developers to build various types of secure and robust applications that run on the .NET Framework. Some of the applications build using C# are as follows:
- Console Application
- Web Application
- Desktop Application
- Windows Form Application
- Mobile Application
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- Android
- IOS
- Xamarin
- Web services
C# History:
C# is an Object-Oriented Programming Language developed by Microsoft in the year 2002 with .NET framework 1.0. Hence, the first C# version was 1.0 which was more like JAVA. The current C# version is 8.0. The following table enlists the important features of each C# version.
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C# Version |
.NET Framework |
Visual Studio |
Important Features |
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C# 1.0 |
.NET Framework 1.0/1.1 |
Visual Studio 2002 |
· Basic features |
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C# 2.0 |
.NET Framework 2.0 |
Visual Studio 2005 |
· Generics · Partial types · Anonymous methods · Iterators · Nullable types · Covariance and contra-variance |
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C# 3.0 |
.NET Framework 3.0/3.5 |
Visual Studio 2008 |
· Auto-implemented properties · Anonymous types · Extension methods · Query expressions · Lambda expressions · Expression trees
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C# 4.0 |
.NET Framework 4.0 |
Visual Studio 2010 |
· Dynamic binding (late binding) · Named and optional arguments · Generic co and contra-variance · Embedded interop types |
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C# 5.0 |
.NET Framework 4.5 |
Visual Studio 2012/2013 |
· Async Features · Caller information |
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C# 6.0 |
.NET Framework 4.6 |
Visual Studio 2013/2015 |
· Static imports · Exception Filters · Property initializers · Expression bodied members · Null propagator · String interpolation · Nameof operator · Dictionary initializer |
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C# 7.0 |
.NET Core |
Visual Studio 2017 |
· Out variables · Tuples · Discards · Pattern Matching · Local Functions · Generalized async return types · Throw Expressions |
We will learn about these mentioned features in upcoming lessons.
