Introduction to C Sharp Programming Language

Introduction to C Sharp Programming Language

Anders Hejlsberg and his team from Microsoft launched a programming language known as C#. It is a modern language which is for the purpose of Common Language Infrastructure (CLI). It includes code that lets you apply different kinds of high-level languages on various computers which is mainly a section of .Net Framework. 

The language is very easy to understand and implement to create efficient programs.

Key Features of C#

Although it is somewhere close to Java and certain traditional languages such as C or C++, below are some major features which make it more endearing to various programmers:

• It enables one to develop and create apps quickly such as web applications. For instance, if someone is interested to create apps for Microsoft, then C# is language one should definitely opt for.

• It is easier to learn due to its similarity with C++ or Java. 

• As C# has a wide community, it keeps adding new tools which have ongoing developments.

• It consists of generics which are easy to use.

• It has a standard form of a library.

• The collection of the garbage can be done automatically.

• It has windows integration.

• This language is largely used for game development and will also remain a major functionality of this app. The target audience is huge and thus it is an object-oriented feature which has become a known language to develop games. 

• The operators and pointers which are used in other programming languages can be simplified with C#. 

• Method parameters can be specified by their names through named arguments.

• It consists of a lookup feature which is dynamic in nature and thus one does not have to refer to the returning object type.

• C# also lets the programmer have asynchronous programming. In this, all kinds of tasks can be performed at once.  With the asynchronous feature, apps can be made more responsive to user interactions like mouse clicks or keystrokes etc.

• It is an event-based language. On the basis of user-driven events like mouse clicks or keystrokes or timer expirations and even touches and finger swipes, this program can be written with ease.

Scope of C# 

• It is a great language for system management. Due to the backup of memory done very efficiently in C#, there is no issue of memory leakage. 

• Compare to C++ or Java, C# has less maintenance and can run safely on any platform.

• It is compiled to a standard language which is Common (.Net) Intermediate Language and thus is an independent language. 

• This language has a lot of scope in developing desktop applications and web-based applications. 

• One can use this language to create Microsoft applications on a large scale. 

• Also, large scale enterprise apps or cloud-based apps can be created using C#.

How C# is better than C++?

C, C++, and C# are preferred by the programmer, now let us find out the key differences between them: 

• The programmer has to manage memory in C++ or C whereas there is auto garbage collection in C#. 

• C# programmers do not have to worry about any warning or syntax issue while writing the code. It receives an alert automatically. This is not in case of C++ or C as although the language is flexible, it needs to meet with the warnings of the compiler.

• In comparison to C++ or C, C# is a pure object-based programming language.

• The switch statement in C or C++ has a decision variable which cannot be a string. This is possible in C#.

• For the purpose of web-based applications, one cannot use C++ or C as it will not give that output which is possible with the high-level programming language C#.

• Another reason why C# should be selected in place of C++ is that various kinds of programs can be developed using it. C# is useful to write programs in various niches and the outcome is both reliable as well as maintainable.

• Also, C# overcomes various programming errors like de-allocated pointers and detects it on time. In C++ one has to take care of many issues related to language and thus real tasks cannot be accomplished. 

• Managed and native code blocks both are allowed in C#.

• In C#, the standard library is available which has all kinds of tools that are easy to use.

• With Language-Integrated Query (LINQ), this language makes all the query in a first-class format.

• The C# build process is better than C and C++ and is very flexible compared to Java. Also, separate header files are not needed in C#.

So would you like to explore the language? Let us know.

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Jasmine Bano

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