C# Programming Language

Have you ever wondered how certain electronic apps are made? Moreover, what kind of resources that are necessary to design these apps? Well, one of the most accessible resource to develop these apps lies in the form of programming languages. Basically, a programming language can be defined as a set of instructions that are important to create the desired output. The output that we are discussing right now is a communication between an information processing system (such as a computer) and the outside world (either humans or other information processing systems).

The instructions in a programming language are essential if someone wants to use the app without any obstacle. A computer tech specialist uses these set of instructions to be able to work on the desired algorithm. The algorithm itself is fundamental for the app’s user to solve a problem or to perform a computation. Without a well-made programming language, it is impossible for the user to solve a computational problem properly.

Among some of the widely used programming languages in current times, one of the commonly used languages is C#. Pronounced as see sharp (similar to the pronunciation of the musical note C♯), C# is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language which encompasses imperative, declarative, functional, object-oriented, and component-oriented programming disciplines. It means that a person can use this programming language for generically made functions or for working on certain tasks with their specific parameters.

Initially, the development of C# was inspired from previously existing programming languages such as C++, Java, Delphi, and Smalltalk. In some interviews, Anders Hejlsberg, a prominent Danish software engineer credited with the inventions of several programming languages, stated that there were some flaws in these languages. This, in turn, drove him to design a predecessor of C#, which was known as Common Language Runtime (CLR), a virtual machine component of Microsoft .NET Framework.

Despite being criticized for being “too similar in function” to Java when C# was first conceived, C# steadily became a standalone programming language when compared to its counterparts. To differentiate it from its ilk, C# received several new functions such as functional-style programming, LINQ extensions, supporting framework of lambda expressions, extension methods, and many others. This greatly helped C# in differentiating itself from Java and many other languages that first inspired its design.

As a result, many apps that we use today are designed from these languages. Web application, or web app, is a client-server computer program that runs in a web browser. The web application is commonly used for both online and offline use, where a previously designed server can store up the data that the user received during its online use. This renders the user to be able to use and process the stored data when there is no internet connection to continue all activities through this app.

Because of this, web applications are popular in various business ventures. Several business companies use simple office software that is designed from C# such as word processor and presentation tools applications for daily business. For a more specified use, companies can use web apps based on their particular needs such as salary calculation, room rental, profit and loss calculation, and many more. 

Due to its popularity in many business ventures, it is common for software engineers to work on C#-based web apps in a .NET Framework. The language interoperability feature that lies in the .NET Framework mainly causes the popularity of C#-based web apps. This feature enables the user to interact with other Common Type Specification (CTS)-compliant languages when they use a computing code from C#. Because of this, a user can create an assembly of multiple computing modules in different programming languages where they can reference each other easily in a .NET Framework.

Microsoft Visual Studio is one of the integrated development environment (IDE) that benefits significantly from the .NET Framework. Since .NET is one of the featured languages in Visual Studio, software engineers can design things from website designing until mapping designing. Website editors and engineers can easily edit out the websites by using Visual Studio since the websites feature HTML and CSS languages that are essential to these websites. Other than that, software engineers can also design a new app from the ground up in Visual Studio since .NET has provided many features that will help these engineers in their jobs.

The benefits from the development of C programming language and .NET Framework cannot be understated. Since C# features many new features and benefits that enable software engineers to work on specific needs, C# has become popular over the past few decades. In addition, the advent of .NET Framework improves the capability of software engineers to work on different languages at a time, further simplifying increasingly common activities such as data access and web application management that are important for many business offices.