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C Sharp (programming language)

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C Sharp (programming language)

Summary

C Sharp (programming language) is a multi-paradigm programming language[1]. C Sharp (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 84 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • C Sharp (programming language) was influenced by Q2407[3].
  • C Sharp (programming language) was influenced by Q15777[4].
  • C Sharp (programming language) was influenced by Java[5].
  • C Sharp (programming language) was influenced by Delphi[6].
  • C Sharp (programming language) was influenced by Modula-3[7].
  • C Sharp (programming language) was influenced by Cω[8].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[9].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as class-based programming language[10].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as high-level programming language[11].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as strict programming language[12].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as event-driven programming language[13].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[14].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as functional programming language[15].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as generic programming language[16].
  • C♯ is named after C Sharp (programming language)[17].
  • Q2407 is named after C Sharp (programming language)[18].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Microsoft[19].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s programmed in is recorded as Q2370[20].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Microsoft[21].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Anders Hejlsberg[22].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Mads Torgersen[23].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 7.3[24].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 8.0[25].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 9.0[26].
  • C Sharp (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 10.0[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include multi-paradigm programming language[9], class-based programming language[10], high-level programming language[11], strict programming language[12], event-driven programming language[13], and imperative programming language[14].

Origins

Things named after include C♯[17], a pitch class[28] and Q2407[18], an object-based language[29], founded in 1983[30]. 2001 marks the founding of C Sharp (programming language)[31].

Use and Application

Part of include Q5289[32], a software framework[33], founded in 2002[34] and Q21622213[35], a software framework[36], founded in 2016[37].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include Q2407[3], an object-based language[38], founded in 1983[39]; Q15777[4], an imperative programming language[40], founded in 1972[41]; Java[5], a JVM language[42], founded in 1995[43]; Delphi[6], an object-based language[44], founded in 1995[45]; Modula-3[7], a programming language[46], founded in 1989[47]; and Cω[8], a programming language[48], founded in 2005[49].

Why It Matters

C Sharp (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 84 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . jameskovacs.com. jameskovacs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . computerworld.com.au. Retrieved . computerworld.com.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . docs.microsoft.com. Retrieved . docs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . devblogs.microsoft.com. Retrieved . devblogs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . devblogs.microsoft.com. devblogs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . devblogs.microsoft.com. devblogs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  14. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → multi-paradigm programming language, class-based programming language, high-level programming language +5
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 13614817q
    Part of → Q5289, Q21622213
    Developer → Microsoft
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