With the introduction of the .NET framework, Microsoft included a new language called C# (pronounced C Sharp). C# is designed to be a simple, modern, general-purpose, object-oriented programming language, borrowing key concepts from several other languages, most notably Java.
// A "Hello World!" program in C#
class Hello
{
static void Main()
{
System.Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
}
}
C# programs generally use the input/output services provided by run-time library of the .NET Framework. The statement:
System.Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
uses the WriteLine method, one of the output methods of the Console class in the run-time library. It displays its string parameter on the standard output stream followed by a new line.
