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Summary

C# (pronounced C sharp) is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft and running on the .NET platform. This page is the gateway: get to know the C# ecosystem, the types of applications you can create, and the learning curve from basic syntax to OOP. It's perfect for beginners who've never touched a class-based language.

Key points

C# is object-oriented and static type, meaning that the data type must be clear when declaring.
C# code is compiled into an Intermediate Language (IL) and run by the Common Language Runtime (CLR).
CLR provides services such as garbage collection and type safety.
The ecosystem provides a broad standard library through the Base Class Library (BCL). (.NET)
C# is used for console applications, web, desktop, Unity games, to cloud services.

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