C# PART 1

 What is C#?

     

    C#, pronounced as C Sharp, is an object-oriented programming language
developed by Microsoft in the early 2000s, led by Anders Hejlsberg. It is part of
the .Net framework and is intended to be a simple general-purpose programming
language that can be used to develop different types of applications, including
console, windows, web and mobile applications.
     

    Like all modern programming languages, C# code resembles the English
language which computers are unable to understand. Therefore, C# code has to
be converted into machine language using what is known as a compiler. The compiler that we’ll be using in this is the free Visual Studio
Community.

Why C#?

    C# has syntax and features that resemble other programming languages like Java and C++. As such, if you have any prior programming experience, you will find C# a breeze. Even if you are totally new to programming, C# is designed to be easy to learn (unlike C or C++) and is a great language.

 Installing Visual Studio Community

    Before we can start developing applications in C#, we need to download Visual Studio Community. As mentioned, Visual Studio Community (VSC) is a free complier provided by Microsoft. In fact, VSC is more than just a compiler. It is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that includes a text editor for us to write our code and a debugger to help us identify programming errors. 

 

To download VSC, go to

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=16