C Sharp (C#)

C Sharp is a fantastic language. If you can do C++ or can do Java, then C# should just fall into place as it shares many characteristics (such as OO models). It has the best of both worlds with a JIT compiler, a strong string class system and other C++ style classes. It's object model is far closer though to Java

A simple C# program

using System;

class demo
{
  public void Main(string [] args)
  {
    System.Console.Writeline("Hello from C#");
  }
}

Depending on if you're using Microsoft's VisualStudio.NET package or the free, open source implementation of C#, Mono , will depend on how you compile that up. I will assume that the filename is demo.cs

Mono
mcs demo.cs
mono demo.exe
VisualStudio.NET
csc demo.cs
demo.exe

Really simple that one. Doesn't exactly set the world on fire, but you have to start somewhere!

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