Writing Windows C# Programs

The C# language has its roots in C++, Visual Basic, and Java. Both C# and VB.Net use the same libraries and compile to the same underlying code. Both are managed languages with garbage collection of unused variable space, and both can be used interchangeably. Both also use classes with method names that are very similar to those in Java, so if you are familiar with Java, you will have no trouble with C#.

Summary

Now that we've seen the basics of how to write programs in C#, we are ready to talk more about objects and OO programming in the chapters that follow.

Programs on the CD-ROM

Console Hello	\IntroCSharp\Hello
Windows Hello	\IntroCSharp\SayHello
Windows Controls	\IntroCSharp\WinControls