Chapter 3. Type Basics
Chapter 2 described how CLR-based programs are built out of one or more molecules called assemblies. Furthermore, these assemblies are themselves built out of one or more atoms called modules. This chapter attempts to split the atom of the module into subatomic particles called types. The focus of this chapter is the CLR's common type system (CTS), which transcends specific programming languages. However, to make the CTS real, one typically uses a programming language. To that end, this chapter illustrates CTS concepts and mechanisms through the lens of C#. That said, the reader is encouraged not to get too enamoured with language syntax and instead focus on the core concepts of the CTS.
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