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[deloreandude]

Hi, im new to this forum, so hi everyone

I have a question: Is C++.net the same as C#?

i know there is a C++ and a seperate C++.net which is microsofts take on it.. with a common API layer or something i think. And i know VB and VB.net are the same.. but how does C# relate and is there a c# and a c#.net? or is c++.net the same as c#

ok thanks in advance...

Edited by deloreandude, 22 May 2008 - 10:19 AM.

[WingedPanther]

C++ is not the same as C#. Also, VB is not the same as VB.Net. C# is a .NET language, and is basically Microsoft's answer to Java.

[deloreandude]

hi thanks for the reply

yeah sorry, i didnt explain myself. i know VB and VB.net are not the same. i meant there the same in the way that C++ and c++.net are the same.. in that c++.net is microsofts answer using a common api...

i think i read that all the .net languages compile into the same system code so it doesnt really matter which u use (therietically).

ok one last question then, if C# is microsfts answer to Java, is there a C# and a sperate C#.net?

thanks..

[Xav]

There is no C# or C#.NET. C# is a .NET language, and only runs under .NET.

All the .NET languages compile to the Common Language Runtime (CLR), so in theory it doesn't matter. Some languages have advantages over simplicity (VB.NET) or power (C#).

C++.NET uses the C++ syntax, with all the .NET APIs, namespaces, classes and objects.

[WingedPanther]

C# is a .NET language. It was introduced at the same time as .NET.

[Xav]

Xav said:

There is no C# or C#.NET. C# is a .NET language, and only runs under .NET.

Isn't that what I just said? :)