C Sharp

The correct title of this article is C#. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

What is C#

• general-purpose high-level programming language supporting multiple paradigms.
• very similar to Java programming language.
• invented by Anders Hejlsberg, Scott Wiltamuth, and Peter Golde from Microsoft.
• firstly distributed in 2000
• official C# documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/

C# runtimes

.NET Framework (now discontinued) is the first runtime and compiler for C#. It is a closed-source and proprietary developed by Microsoft

Mono is free and open-source cross-platform compiler and runtime environment for C#. Mono project began in 2004.

.NET Core is the free and open-source runtime for C# developed by Microsoft and firstly published in 2016. The name .NET Core was later shortened to .NET.

C# web browser runtimes

bridge.net

cshtml5

Blazor (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/apps/aspnet/web-apps/blazor)

Relation to Speedy Blupi for Windows Phone

Speedy Blupi for Windows Phone was written using the C# 4, although not all C# features were used.

C# was published in 2010, 3 years before Speedy Blupi was released.

C# books

• "Programming C# 4.0" Iana Griffitha
• "C# 4.0 in a Nutshell" Joseph Albahari and Bena Albahariho
• "Pro C# 2010 and the .NET 4 Platform" Andrew Troelsen
• "Essential C# 4.0" od Mark Michaels