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[grungefreak1]

Hi Guys,

I am so new to C# that this might pee off a few of you but I have to ask.

Can someone let me know the difference between C# and Visual C# (is it just the IDE)? Is C# one of the .NET developer languages as this is what I want to get involved with.

What do I need in order to get up and running with C#. Can anyone recommend an open source IDE? Also, where and how do I download the .NET framework (preferrably a scaled down version) in order to compile/run my code. I suppose basically, I want to know exactly what I need in order to be able to begin learning/programming in C#.

Just to let you know, I am not new to programming but I am primarily a Server Side Scripter/web programmer so this stuff is a bit of a paradigm shift for me.

Thanks and look forward to talking to you all over the next few months.

Grunger!

[Tsarj]

Well, Microsoft offers a nice program to help you. Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition Comes with the .NET Framework. Hope that helps a tad :)

[hgfdsa]

Hello. C# is the core programming language. Visual C# is the language plus Visual Studio IDE which supports C#. Check SharpDevelop, an open source IDE for developing C# programs. Also Visual C# 2008 Express Edition is Microsoft's free but not open source IDE.

[grungefreak1]

Thanks guys. That answers my questions fine.

GF