Transcript C# Overview and Features

C# Overview and
Features
Content
I. History of C#
II. Architecture
III. How to install
IV. Features
V. Code Sample
VI. Microsoft .NET Platform
VII. Why use C#
VIII.Conlusion
What is C#?
C# ( pronounced as C-sharp ) is a new Java like
language from Microsoft. Microsoft says that
C# is a language with the power of C++ and
simplicity of Visual Basic. C# supposed to be
the best language for Microsoft's .NET
programming.
History
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In August, 2000, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Intel
co-sponsored the submission of specifications for the
Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) and C#
programming language to the international
standardization organization ECMA
During next year the specifications were formulated
into standards.
In December, 2001, the ECMA General Assembly
ratified the 1st edition of the C# and CLI standards as
ECMA-334 and ECMA-335
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In April, 2003, ISO ratified the standards
Work at ECMA on the next edition of the
Standards is already underway
Architecture
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Common Language Runtime
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Compiler
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manages code execution
provides services
C# compiler is part of .NET Framework SDK
generatesMSIL + Metadata  CPU specific Code (JIT)
Because the runtime supplies one or more JIT
compilers for each computer architecture it supports,
the same set of MSIL can be JIT-compiled and
executed on any supported architecture
How to install
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Install Windows 2000 and IE 5.5.
Install Microsoft .NET Framework SDK.
Microsoft has it on MSDN site.
After installing these you can write your code in
any text editor and save it as .cs extension.
To run the program use the csc command like
csc c:\myprogram.cs
Features
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Garbage collection relieves the programmer of
the burden of manual memory management.
Variables in C# are automatically initialized by
the environment.
Managed execution environment
Variables are type-safe.
native support for the Component Object
Model (COM) and Windows®-based APIs.
Built in versioning
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Restricted use of native pointers
With C#, every object is automatically a COM
object
Platform and language independent
Inside a specially marked code block, developers
are allowed to use pointers and traditional
C/C++ features such as manually managed
memory and pointer arithmetic.
Features III
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Compiler allows use of initialised Variables only
Strong exception handling
Full XML support
Suited well for building Web Services
Array bounds checking
The language is intended for use in developing
software components suitable for deployment in
distributed environments.
Microsoft .NET Platform
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Huge library of Functions
Collection of classes
Windows Application Framework
Web Framework for ASP.NET
Provides access to many kinds of Devices
Developed mainly in C# itself
Why use C#
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Full COM/Platform support for existing code integration.
Robustness through garbage collection and type safety.
Security provided through intrinsic code trust mechanisms.
Full support of extensible metadata concepts.
You can also interoperate with other languages, across platforms,
with legacy data, by virtue of the following features:
Full interoperability support through COM+ 1.0 and .NET
Framework services.
XML support for Web-based component interaction.
Versioning to provide ease of administration and deployment.
Conclusion
C# is a modern, object-oriented language that
enables programmers build solutions for the
Microsoft .NET platform. The framework
provided allows C# components to become
XML Web services that are available across the
Internet, from any application running on any
platform.