C# Version History:
C# is a simple & powerful object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft.
C# has evolved much since its first release in 2002. C# was introduced with .NET Framework 1.0 and the current version of C# is 6.0.
The following table lists important features introduced in each version of C#:
| Version
|
.NET Framework
|
Visual Studio
|
Important Features
|
| C# 1.0
|
.NET Framework 1.0/1.1
|
Visual Studio .NET 2002
|
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| C# 2.0
|
.NET Framework 2.0
|
Visual Studio 2005
|
- Generics
- Partial types
- Anonymous methods
- Iterators
- Nullable types
- Private setters (properties)
- Method group conversions (delegates)
- Covariance and Contra-variance
- Static classes
|
| C# 3.0
|
.NET Framework 3.0\3.5
|
Visual Studio 2008
|
- Implicitly typed local variables
- Object and collection initializers
- Auto-Implemented properties
- Anonymous types
- Extension methods
- Query expressions
- Lambda expressions
- Expression trees
- Partial Methods
|
| C# 4.0
|
.NET Framework 4.0
|
Visual Studio 2010
|
- Dynamic binding (late binding)
- Named and optional arguments
- Generic co- and contravariance
- Embedded interop types
|
| C# 5.0
|
.NET Framework 4.5
|
Visual Studio 2012/2013
|
- Async features
- Caller information
|
| C# 6.0
|
.NET Framework 4.6
|
Visual Studio 2013/2015
|
- Expression Bodied Methods
- Auto-property initializer
- nameof Expression
- Primary constructor
- Await in catch block
- Exception Filter
- String Interpolation
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Learn how to setup a development environment for C# in the next section.
