C#: Hello, World!

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C# is a programming language created by Microsoft. It is one of the most popular programming languages in the world – just look at the number of open jobs (and also at the salaries offered). C# is a cross-platform language. This means that it can be used to write web services, desktop applications, mobile applications, applications for the Internet of Things (IoT), games, and much more.

Microsoft has created a convenient development environment (IDE) for its language – Visual Studio. You don’t need to install dozens of SDKs, customize text editors, etc. to start developing. Visual Studio includes all the necessary tools. All you have to do is install it and you can easily develop everything you need.

C# is a member of the C-like family of languages. It also includes some other languages: C++, Java, JavaScript, and PHP. Even if you don’t like C# as your first language, you can easily switch to another one.

Traditionally, to learn a programming language, you start with a program that writes ‘Hello, World!’ and in C# it would look like this:

Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");

The text Hello, World! appears on the screen with the Console.WriteLine() command. This command displays the information that is specified in brackets (“Hello, World!”) and moves the cursor to a new line. That is, all information after Hello, World! will be displayed on the next line.