An Introduction to C#

Abstract

C# is a new programming language. There have only been a few programming languages introduced in the last 10 years that have had the impact that C# has had: Java, another object-oriented language, is the obvious example. In this chapter I will try to provide some background on the C# language, what the motivations behind C# are and how it fits into the grand scheme of things (from Microsoft’s point of view as well as with respect to existing languages).