1. THE BEAUTIFUL “CHORD” OF COMPUTING SETH WALDROP C#

2. What is C#? Compiled, Object-oriented language Developed on the Microsoft.NET platform Developed as part of Microsoft’s.NET initiative

3. Who were the designers? Primary Architects: Peter Golde, Eric Gunnerson, Anders Hejlsberg, Peter Sollichy, and Scott Wiltamuth Anders Hejlsberg was the principle designer and lead architect Hejlsberg’s pedigree:  Experience in designing J++ (Microsoft’s version of Java)  As well as Delphi and Turbo Pascal

4. Why I chose C# Very prevalent language in the business world today It is used at United Systems & Software It’s a really neat language that I’ve enjoyed programming in

5. Main Uses of C# Mainly used for developing business apps Has expanded in recent years for more web support (via WPF and Silverlight)

6. Readability Very similar to C++ and Java Curly braces “{ }” depend on taste (some like them, some don’t) Having a brilliant IDE in VS2010 certainly helps

7. Writability Case-sensitivity may cause case-insensitive programmers some problems Iteration definitions outlined in one simple parenthesized statement Intellisense and drag-and-drop features of VS2010 adds tremendously

8. Reliability Very Reliable Exception Handling (try-catch) Strongly typed

9. Cost If background in C++ or Java, simple to learn  If not, still fairly simple to get the hang of, but might take slightly more time If you run into a problem, plenty of support  MSDN, other forums VS2010 IDE cost ranges from $549 - $3799 per license

10. Conclusion C# may cause some problems for non-C-native programmers Strongly typed, very reliable Easy-to-read, easy-to-write The cost of VS2010 may get expensive, but it is not only necessary, but also well worth the cost once factoring the benefits and features offered

11. A Look at WPF (and VS2010) Quick Demo with BaseballStatistician App