Pronounced "C-Sharp", this is _(Microsoft)'s statically-typed *(C language) family member intended to be an "evolution of _(C|C language) and _(C++)" which Microsoft says is "simple, modern, type safe, and *(object-oriented)." C# is the main language for their _(.NET) platform. C# is commonly compared to _(Java), but this is to be expected since both *(programming language)s have a syntax intentionally designed to be easy to learn for experienced C developers.

Microsoft's page for the language:
_(MSDN C# Reference and Language Specification |http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/netstart/html/cpcsvbvcjscript_c_.asp )

Open-source versions of the language:
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<li>_(Mono| http://www.go-mono.com).
<li>_(dotGNU| http://www.dotgnu.org).
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