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It has been 16 years since Microsoft publicly announced C# language in 2000. Over the years, C# language has matured and has become one of the most popular and loved programming languages among Microsoft developers. 

Today, C# is not only a Windows development programming language but can be used to build Web applications, Windows store apps, and mobile apps including iOS and Android. C# can also do more than that. If you’ve not already read my article, I highly recommend going and reading What C# Can Do For You. 

At the Build 2016 event, Microsoft made several exciting announcements and one of them was integrating Xamarin as a part of Visual Studio “15” and beyond. Now C# developers can build iOS and Android apps that can spit out native iOS and Android code. 

...the future of C# is very bright...

 
In the following Channel 9 video, Microsoft’s Dustin Campbell and Mads Torgersen talk about the future of C#. Here are some of the bullet points from the video:
  • You can write C# in any editor you want
  • C# is open source now
  • C# runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux
  • C# can be used to build Windows client apps, Windows Store apps, iOS apps, and Android aps and can also be used to build backend and middle-tier frameworks and libraries.
C# (via Roslyn, the C# engine):
  • Supports all IDEs and editors
  • All the linters and analysis tools
  • All the fixing and refactoring and code generation tools
  • All the scripting and all the REPLs
  • C# 7 comes with new features including tuples, record types, and pattern matching. 

Here is a good article that explains these features: 

Watch this video to learn more details on the future of C#. 

 
Developers are often curious about if they have a choice when should they use what language. Here is a good article written by When To Use C# and When To Prefer Other Languages.
 

... C# is still evolving ...

C# is young and evolving.

Unlike other programming languages, C# is still young and evolving. Now being open sourced, C# is getting community involvement and new features are being decided by community. The following table summarizes the improvements made in each newer version of the language.

Version
Year
Key features introduced
1.0
Jan 2002
 
1.2
Oct 2003
Modern, object-oriented, type safe, automatic memory management, versioning control
2.0
Sept 2005
Generics, partial classes, anonymous types, iterators, nullable types, static classes, delegate interface
3.0
Aug 2007
Implicit types, object and collection initializers, auto-implemented properties, extension methods, query and lambda expressions, expression trees, partial methods.
4.0
April 2010
Dynamic binding, named and optional arguments, Generic covariance and Contravariance, Embedded interop types
5.0
June 2013
Async methods, Caller info Attributes
6.0
July 2015
Roslyn (compiler-as-a-service), exception filters, Await in catch/finally block, auto property initializer, string interpolation, nameof operator, dictionary initializer
7.0
2016
Tuples, pattern matching, record types, local functions, Async streams

As you can see, unlike other languages, C# is a continuous work and now it is open-source, expect more changes 

Roslyn (.NET Compiler Platform)

 
It is not fair to talk about C# but not talk about .NET and Roslyn. Roslyn is the code-name for .NET Compiler platform that provides open-source C# and Visual Basic compilers with rich code analysis APIs. It enables building code analysis tools with the same APIs that are used by Visual Studio.

.NET Framework

 
In late 2014, Microsoft open sourced its .NET Framework and since that, it has evolved and the evolution continues. A detailed article on the future of .NET is coming soon


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Thursday, April 21, 2016

What Is The Future Of C#




It has been 16 years since Microsoft publicly announced C# language in 2000. Over the years, C# language has matured and has become one of the most popular and loved programming languages among Microsoft developers. 

Today, C# is not only a Windows development programming language but can be used to build Web applications, Windows store apps, and mobile apps including iOS and Android. C# can also do more than that. If you’ve not already read my article, I highly recommend going and reading What C# Can Do For You. 

At the Build 2016 event, Microsoft made several exciting announcements and one of them was integrating Xamarin as a part of Visual Studio “15” and beyond. Now C# developers can build iOS and Android apps that can spit out native iOS and Android code. 

...the future of C# is very bright...

 
In the following Channel 9 video, Microsoft’s Dustin Campbell and Mads Torgersen talk about the future of C#. Here are some of the bullet points from the video:
  • You can write C# in any editor you want
  • C# is open source now
  • C# runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux
  • C# can be used to build Windows client apps, Windows Store apps, iOS apps, and Android aps and can also be used to build backend and middle-tier frameworks and libraries.
C# (via Roslyn, the C# engine):
  • Supports all IDEs and editors
  • All the linters and analysis tools
  • All the fixing and refactoring and code generation tools
  • All the scripting and all the REPLs
  • C# 7 comes with new features including tuples, record types, and pattern matching. 

Here is a good article that explains these features: 

Watch this video to learn more details on the future of C#. 

 
Developers are often curious about if they have a choice when should they use what language. Here is a good article written by When To Use C# and When To Prefer Other Languages.
 

... C# is still evolving ...

C# is young and evolving.

Unlike other programming languages, C# is still young and evolving. Now being open sourced, C# is getting community involvement and new features are being decided by community. The following table summarizes the improvements made in each newer version of the language.

Version
Year
Key features introduced
1.0
Jan 2002
 
1.2
Oct 2003
Modern, object-oriented, type safe, automatic memory management, versioning control
2.0
Sept 2005
Generics, partial classes, anonymous types, iterators, nullable types, static classes, delegate interface
3.0
Aug 2007
Implicit types, object and collection initializers, auto-implemented properties, extension methods, query and lambda expressions, expression trees, partial methods.
4.0
April 2010
Dynamic binding, named and optional arguments, Generic covariance and Contravariance, Embedded interop types
5.0
June 2013
Async methods, Caller info Attributes
6.0
July 2015
Roslyn (compiler-as-a-service), exception filters, Await in catch/finally block, auto property initializer, string interpolation, nameof operator, dictionary initializer
7.0
2016
Tuples, pattern matching, record types, local functions, Async streams

As you can see, unlike other languages, C# is a continuous work and now it is open-source, expect more changes 

Roslyn (.NET Compiler Platform)

 
It is not fair to talk about C# but not talk about .NET and Roslyn. Roslyn is the code-name for .NET Compiler platform that provides open-source C# and Visual Basic compilers with rich code analysis APIs. It enables building code analysis tools with the same APIs that are used by Visual Studio.

.NET Framework

 
In late 2014, Microsoft open sourced its .NET Framework and since that, it has evolved and the evolution continues. A detailed article on the future of .NET is coming soon

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