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Visual C#.NET Standard 2003 combines Microsoft's newest programming language with the visual tools and wizards of Visual Studio.NET. The language itself is fully object-oriented and loosely based on C, which is how it got its name. Programmers with experience in C, C++ or Java generally find C# easy to pick up. However, C# is easier for novices to learn than C or C++, being designed from the start for high productivity. There's also excellent support for important features like multi-threading and parsing or generating XML.
Visual C#.NET Standard 2003 creates applications that run on the .NET Framework. This brings a number of advantages, such as automatic memory management and access to the rich .NET class library. The downside is that the free Framework runtime must be installed for the application to run. Visual C# applications do not run on Windows 95.
Visual C#.NET Standard 2003 features a number of different project types. ASP.NET applications run on Web servers and enable developers to create dynamic Web pages, including live database access, almost as easily as traditional desktop applications. Another highlight is Web services, which enable applications to communicate with one another across the Internet, using XML to bridge different platforms such as .NET and Java. There is also a Windows form designer for standard applications, including drag-and-drop components in the style made popular by Visual Basic. The programming environment is slick, with convenient features like docking and tabbed windows, project wizards, auto-completion and pop-up help in the code editor.
This is the Standard edition, which is intended to be introductory. Professional developers should consider Visual Studio.NET Professional Edition 2003, which includes a more advanced version of Visual C# as well as other languages. The full Visual Studio.NET Pro 2003 is needed for features like compiling code into libraries, accessing source code control, or targeting the Compact Framework for mobile devices like Pocket PC. Even so, this Standard edition is a capable package that includes all you need to build applications for both Windows and the Web. --Tim Anderson
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Visual C# .NET 2003 is the modern, innovative programming language and tool for building .NET-connected software for Microsoft Windows, the Web, and a wide range of devices. With syntax that resembles C++, a flexible integrated development environment (ID
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