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History in C#
C# (pronounced “C Sharp”) is a programming language that is latest, flexible. It is made by Microsoft. C# is an object-oriented programming language that support four main pillar of OOP Abstraction, Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism. It run on .NET Framework. It’s history start from late 1990s.
The below is an important overview of the history of C#:
1. Late 1990s — Project Cool:
when Microsoft initiated “Project Cool in the the late 1990s the development of C# can be traced back. For Windows application development there was a need of a project that aimed to create a new, modern, and safer language.
2. 1999 — C# Announcement:
The July 1999 was a year when C# was officially introduced to the public by Microsoft, at the Professional Developers Conference (PDC). For the Microsoft’s .NET initiative It was seen as a key component and was designed to provide a join platform for building Windows applications.
3. Early 2000s — .NET Framework:
As part of the .NET Framework C# was released in 2002.This was made for building and running Windows and web applications as a comprehensive platform. For multiple programming languages, including C# the .NET Framework provided a common runtime environment.
4. Cross-Platform Development (C# 9.0 and later):
The support of cross-platform development was started with the invention of .NET 5.0 and later, We can create web and desktop base application and software with C# and many other languages that run on various operating system.
5. 2002 — First Official Release:
C# 1.0 was officially released in January 2002 as part of Visual Studio .NET. This marked the first stable version of the language.
6. 2005 — C# 2.0:
C# 2.0 introduced several enhancements, including generics, anonymous methods, nullable value types, and more.
7. 2008 — C# 3.0:
C# 3.0 brought significant language improvements, such as lambda expressions, extension methods, and the…
