File-based apps, extension members, nameof improvements, and user-defined compound assignment operators make life easier for C# programmers. You’ll need .NET 10.

The sixth edition of the C# language specification allows for more openness and community participation in changes to the language, Microsoft said. Ecma International has approved the sixth edition of ...

When Microsoft launched Visual Studio .NET, one of the main points it emphasized was that you could plug in any supported language you want to leverage the power of its new technology. Language should ...

I would like to respond to Mr. Frank Molnar and his comments regarding a lack of standards around .NET and the inability of hobbyist developers to work with these languages (C# and VB.NET) without ...

Back in 2017, Microsoft published its .NET language strategy for the languages it offers for the platform, namely C#, F#, and Visual Basic. However, at that time, this information was available as a ...

With highly expressive syntax that is easy to read, write, and maintain, dynamic programming languages like Python and Ruby are extremely conducive to rapid development. Microsoft and Sun Microsystems ...

The Microsoft-backed .NET Foundation has conducted its first web application developer survey and says the results suggest its Blazor framework for building mobile apps in C# and .NET is "taking off".

COMMENTARY--Even as the battle between Microsoft and Sun Microsystems for developer mindshare goes into full swing, the line between competing development platforms is already starting to blur. That's ...

Microsoft has unveiled a new Dynamic Language Runtime (DLR) layer for the .NET development platform. Designed to simplify the process of bringing support for additional dynamic languages to .NET, the ...