RE: [Dev-C++] C#

[Ioannis V. <no...@ho...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev...@li... 
> [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf 
> Of Ramana Kumar
> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 4:40 PM
> To: Rob; C++
> Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] C#
> 
> 
> thanks rob! it's nice to hear stuff like that :) lol
> for those who are interested:
> 
> The C# language is derived from C and C++, and it was created for the
> enterprise developer who is willing to sacrifice a bit of 
> C++'s raw power
> for more convenience and productivity. C# is modern, simple,


It has nothing to do with it at all (although it may be advertised as a
panacea).



> object-oriented, and type-safe. It borrows a lot from C and 
> C++, but it is
> considerably different in specific areas such as namespaces, classes,
> methods, and exception handling.
> 
> C# provides you with convenient features such as garbage 
> collection, type
> safety, versioning, and more.


Basically it provides all the .NET facilities, which are available for
the other languages too. Also it doesn't provide something more.



> The only "expense" is that by 
> default your
> code operates in safe mode, where no pointers are allowed. 
> Type safety pays
> off. However, if you need pointers, you can still use them via unsafe
> code--and no marshaling is involved when calling the unsafe code.
> /.../
> You are provided with a runtime environment by NGWS, the NGWS 
> runtime.

NGWS was the project name of .NET for much time ago! :) 2 years+ ago.


NGWS is now called .NET the the NGWS runtime is now called Common
Language Runtime (CLR).


> This
> runtime manages the execution of code, and it provides 
> services that make
> programming easier. As long as the compiler that you use supports this
> runtime, you will benefit from this managed execution environment.
> 
> Your guess-that the C# compiler supports the NGWS runtime - 
> is correct.
> However, it is not the only compiler that supports the NGWS 
> runtime; Visual
> Basic and C++ do so also. The code that these compilers 
> generate for NGWS
> runtime support is called managed code. The benefits your 
> applications gains
> from the NGWS runtime are
> 
> Cross-language integration (through the Common Language Specification)
> 
> Automatic memory management (garbage collection)
> 
> Cross-language exception handling (unified unwinding)
> 
> Enhanced security (including type safety)
> 
> Versioning support (the end of "DLL hell")
> 
> Simplified model for component interaction


All these are available for all languages too (currently only for the
languages supported by VS 7 .NET, that is C++, C#, VB, Jscript(?)).



Ioannis

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