C# Visual Studio C# (pronounced "C sharp") is a programming language that is designed for building a variety of applications that ...
C#
Visual Studio
C# (pronounced "C sharp") is a programming language that is designed for building a variety of applications that run on the .NET Framework. C# is simple, powerful, type-safe, and object-oriented. The many innovations in C# enable rapid application development while retaining the expressiveness and elegance of C-style languages.
If you don't already have C#, you can acquire a version of Visual Studio that includes C# for free from the Visual Studio site.
In This Section
- Getting Started with C#
- Introduces the features of C# for programmers who are new to the language or are new to Visual Studio, and provides a roadmap for finding Help about Visual Studio.
- Using the Visual Studio Development Environment for C#
- Introduces the Visual C# development environment.
- C# Programming Guide
- Provides information and practical examples about how to use C# language constructs.
- C# Reference
- Provides detailed reference information about C# programming concepts, keywords, types, operators, attributes, preprocessor directives, compiler switches, compiler errors, and compiler warnings.
- C# Samples
- MSDN Code Gallery filtered for C#.
- C# Walkthroughs
- Provides links to programming walkthroughs that use C# and a brief description of each walkthrough.
Related Sections
- C# Language Specification
- Links to the latest version of the C# Specifications in Microsoft Word format.
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