BONUS DAY 7
BONUS WEEK
The C# Programming
Language
You’ve learned C, you took a quick look at C++, and then you explored a bit of
Java. Today is a brief introduction to yet another object oriented language that
gets part of its roots from C and C++. Today you will learn about C# (pro-
nounced “See-Sharp”). You will also- Learn why C# is a great programming language to use
- Discover the steps in the Program Development Cycle
- Understand how to write, compile, and run your first C# program
- Explore error messages generated by the compiler and linker
- Review the types of applications that can be created with C#
What Is C#? ........................................................................................................
Released to the public in June 2000, C# has not been around for very long. C#
is a new language created by Microsoft and standardized by ECMA, a stan-
dards organization. This new language was created by a team of people at42 448201x-Bonus7 8/13/02 11:24 AM Page 765