What is C#?

[Jordan]

You can develop with C# in Linux/Unix/Mac environments with Mono.

[chili5]

Okay so you can use C# for other operating systems. So? Why use one over the other? Maybe it just comes down to the programmer's choice?

[Jordan]

Preference and what they know.

[tunde]

pls who can help me out..this is very hard for me

[Ancient Dragon]

pls who can help me out..this is very hard for me

Help you with what? What the hell are you talking about ? And you should start your own thread instead of hijacking someone else's thread.

[amrosama]

the thread is almost 1 year old -.-

[progcomputeach]

yes, you can download the specification from the Microsoft website. It is not a tutorial but it examines the language and syntax and gives the rules. Visual Studio has gone through the versions .NET 2003, .NET 2005, .NET 2008 and .NET 2010. C# has been around for all these versions.....

Programmers can take exams for versions .NET 2005, .NET 2008 and .NET 2010.

IT Careers

[progcomputeach]

You can look at the latest certification path at:

Microsoft Learning: Microsoft Visual Studio Certification

VS 2008 is the latest certification path where all/most of the exams are in place(at time of writing). VS2010 is still fairly new

yes, you can download the specification from the Microsoft website. It is not a tutorial but it examines the language and syntax and gives the rules. Visual Studio has gone through the versions .NET 2003, .NET 2005, .NET 2008 and .NET 2010. C# has been around for all these versions.....

Programmers can take exams for versions .NET 2005, .NET 2008 and .NET 2010.

IT Careers

[semprance]

Okay so you can use C# for other operating systems. So? Why use one over the other? Maybe it just comes down to the programmer's choice?

That's making the assumption that C# and Java are intimately the same when they are not. There are tons of features present in C# that are not present in Java: Structs, Delegates, Properties, RTI, contrast of multi-dimensional and jagged arrays and so on.

For more info: http://www.25hoursaday.com/CsharpVsJava.html

EDIT: Just realised this sounds like a don't like Java lol. The reverse is also true, there are plenty of Java features not present in C# - true portability being the essential one - and I use Java a lot too, it was actually the first language I learned.

[progcomputeach]

I think the great thing about programming languages is that once you have learned a few that you become comfortable with the pros and cons of different ones. If one language did everything then it would be the only one. Think positive here .. You know several languages and the pros and cons of the different ones. Think of the employment opportunities!

That's making the assumption that C# and Java are intimately the same when they are not. There are tons of features present in C# that are not present in Java: Structs, Delegates, Properties, RTI, contrast of multi-dimensional and jagged arrays and so on.

For more info: C# From a Java Developer's Perspective

EDIT: Just realised this sounds like a don't like Java lol. The reverse is also true, there are plenty of Java features not present in C# - true portability being the essential one - and I use Java a lot too, it was actually the first language I learned.