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Languages

You can write your .NET apps in C#, F#, or Visual Basic.

C#

C# (pronounced "C sharp") is a simple, modern, object-oriented, and type-safe programming language.

Its roots in the C family of languages makes C# immediately familiar to C, C++, Java, and JavaScript programmers.

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Console

var names = new List<String>
{
    "Ana",
    "Felipe",
    "Emillia"
};

foreach (var name in names)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Hello {name}");
}

F#

F# (pronounced "F sharp") is a cross-platform, open-source, functional programming language for .NET. It also includes object-oriented and imperative programming.

Learn about F#

let names = [ "Ana"; "Felipe"; "Emillia"]

names
|> List.iter (fun name -> printfn "Hello %s" name)

Visual Basic

Visual Basic is an approachable language with a simple syntax for building type-safe, object-oriented apps.

Read Visual Basic Guide

Dim names As New List(Of String)({
    "Ana",
    "Felipe",
    "Emillia"
})

For Each name In names
    Console.WriteLine($"Hello {name}")
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