Chapter 1. Introduction to Visual C# Programming

In this chapter:

Language Origin

C# Core Language Features

Sample C# Program

Namespaces

Main Entry Point

Local Variables

Nullable Types

Expressions

Selection Statements

Iterative Statements

Classes

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