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C# day 1

• Claims again and again to be a more modern language. Still as annoying to type as C. Or C++. Or Java. I think making M capital in main is not enough
• Has a foreach construct. This is better than Java or C++. Still not as elegant as simple for x in y of Python. [better than Java, not as good as Python]
• Cannot pass default parameter values to functions. Modern, you say? [not as good as Python]
• XML documentation comments. Seems to me that such comments should all start with ///. Pain to keep typing this unless you've smart editors. [worse than both Java and Python]

Things I need to look up:

• _namespace mynamespace.subspace {}_ is not equivalent to namespace mynamespace { namespace subspace {} }?
• Can't have variable function arguments like func(**kw) in C?

Generally, everybody seem to state Visual Studio C#.Net as a pre-requisite. Sharp Develop is more than enough for development at home. Or, if you must go with commercial products, try Borland C# Builder - a free download is available for personal use. At this point, I like these two much better than Visual Studio. Naturally, VIM is top choice.

Note: If you love C# or Java and is annoyed by my comparison to Python, please read my opinion about Python being just a scripting language.

1. Certainly not annoyed by the comparison. Looking forward to more. Ever consider writing a third C# column of the Python and Java article? ( http://www.ferg.org/projects/python_java_side-by-side.html )

   Comparison's build synapses! :-)

   Comparisons to development practice (procedures, style?) also very welcome.

   Posted by: Dean on August 20, 2003 09:17 AM

2. For what it is worth a year later, Java 1.5 has foreach structures and generics to help with the typing.

   Posted by: Tim on June 2, 2004 11:07 PM