C# Unleashed

Chapter 2. Getting Started with C#

In This Chapter

• Writing a Simple C# Program

• Comments

• Identifiers and Keywords

• Style

• Preparing a Program To Run

• Basic C# Types

• Definite Assignment

• Basic Conversions

• Arrays

• Interacting with Programs

This chapter starts by creating a simple, minimal C# program that will give you a feel for what C# looks like and will be a stepping-stone to more features. This chapter includes instructions on how to compile this program. When needed, additional compilation features will be presented. Appendix A has a detailed list of compilation options.

This chapter also provides coverage of the C# data types. It tells about the various types C# provides. There will be plenty of examples of declarations and the kinds of data that can be ...