About C# and Overview

C# is a modern, general-purpose object oriented programming language developed by Microsoft and approved by Ecma and ISO.

C# was developed by Anders Hejlsberg and his team during the development of .Net Framework.

C# is designed for Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), which consists of the executable code and runtime environment that allows use of various high-level languages to be used on different computer platforms and architectures.

The following reasons make C# a widely used professional language:

                    Modern, general purpose programming language
                    Object oriented.
                    Component oriented.
                    Easy to learn.
                    Structured language.
                    It produces efficient programs.
                    It can be compiled on a variety of computer platforms.
                    Part of .Net Framework.

Strong Programming Features of C#

Although C# constructs closely follows traditional high level languages C and C++ and being an object oriented programming language, it has strong resemblance with Java, it has numerous strong programming features that make it endearing to multitude of programmers worldwide.

Following is the list of few important features:
                    Boolean Conditions
                    Automatic Garbage Collection
                    Standard Library
                    Assembly Versioning                   
                    Properties and Events                   
                    Delegates and Events Management
                    Easy to use Generics
                    Indexers
                    Conditional Compilation
                    Simple Multithreading
                    LINQ and Lambda Expressions
                    Integration with Windows