Re: Question about C#

Given good understanding of Java and OOP principles, the transition should
be very smooth.
But I doubt anyone would be able to move seamlessly from C to C# after
several years of C. The C-habits will remain and won't go away overnight.
Some C programmers would even not appreciate most of the qualities of C#.
Jon Galloway had written a nice blog about this issue a time ago:

4. It [programming in C] can make it hard for you to love framework based
development
5. It [] can teach you philosophies which will prevent you from really
understanding modern programming

The whole article is certainly worth reading.

http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2005/02/16/374212.aspx

"Jake Thompson" <readytoride39@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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First of all thanks to all that replied.

Secondly - So you think C# takes more control away from the Programmer?
I have some trainning in Java but have only done minor changes for
about a month. Do you feel that the crossover from C to C# will be
seemless given my understanding of Java and C?


Lebesgue wrote:
C# can't be compared to C. If you are a C programmer who had never seen
C#
you can hardly imagine the possibilities C# and .NET is offering. It can
be
compared to Java, but C or C++ can't compete with C# in terms of language
cleaniness, productivity and effectiveness.

Maybe you could start your reading here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/programming/fundamentals/
and a short introduction to the language may be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_programming_language


<readytoride39@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am curious where does C# fit in regarding C and C++? Is it an
extension of standard C with just a fancy name to take into account
.NET or is more than that? I am a C programmer so I am curious to know
what it does differently in case I see a job posted for a C# programmer
instead of a C programmer. Any good links on the subject would be
great.

Thanks
Jake




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