C#

C# is a general purpose programming language, with a syntax derived from C++/Java, that is used as one of the primary programming languages with the .NET Framework. The .NET Base Class Library itself has been written in C#.

Advantages

• Strong type checking
• Good support for Object Oriented programming
• Automatic garbage collection
• Support for internationalization
• Extension methods (the ability to add methods to existing classes to which you do not have access)

Disadvantages

• Not as performant as C++
• Accessing low level resources is more difficult

Features

• Exception handling support
• Enumerations
• Type reflection
• Properties
• Generic typing

Development tools

• Microsoft Visual Studio 2003
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2012
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2013

Versions

• Microsoft C# 1.0
• Microsoft C# 2.0
• Microsoft C# 3.0
• Microsoft C# 4.0
• Microsoft C# 4.5
• Microsoft C# 5.0