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C# In-Depth

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the does-he-mention-that-it's-evil dept.

Bergkamp10 from ComputerWorld writes "Microsoft's leader of C# development, writer of the Turbo Pascal system, and lead architect on the Delphi language, Anders Hejlsberg, reveals all there is to know on the history, inspiration, uses and future direction of one of computer programming's most widely used languages — C#. Hejlsberg also offers some insight into the upcoming version of C# (C#4) and the new language F#, as well as what lies ahead in the world of functional programming."

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  1. Re:C# is a good language by SimonGhent · · Score: 0, Troll

    What part of C# do you not like?

    With most folks on /. the name on the box!

    No need to actually try it, they already have an opinion.

    Real world is that businesses use Windows, for good or bad.

    If you have an IT career you pretty much have to use Windows. If you're a professional coder 98% chance that you'll be using Microsoft development tools and some of them are pretty good.

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    simon
  2. Re:One of the most widely used languages? by FishWithAHammer · · Score: 0, Troll

    I work for a router company that's building Linux-based embedded solutions and using Mono for the high-level parts of its firmware. On Linux. Using C#.

    Good job not having a clue about how what you're talking about works, though.

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    "You can either have software quality or you can have pointer arithmetic, but you cannot have both at the same time."
  3. C#'s modern concepts. I am laughing hard. by bAdministrator · · Score: -1, Troll

    From the fine article: "We also wanted to introduce modern concepts, such as object orientation, type safety, garbage collection"

    These are modern concepts?

    Simula. Simula. Simula.
    This was defined in the 1960s, and sadly, it's become worse today.

    Dynamic OOP is one of the earliest *good* concepts in computing, along with virtualization ("byte-code").

    Verdict:
    C# is a poor attempt at making something good.
    C# is developed by MiC#roSoft--those who brought us Windows and New Technology technology.
    C# not very popular.

  4. Being microsoft only by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Being a microsoft-only thing, the # may as well be an abbreviation for OBOL. Thus, a dead and/or dying beast, not well designed, and headed for the dumpster Bill Gates lept into when trying to not wash out of university (looking for other peoples source code). Basically a wasted effort.