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Is it C# or C#.NET?

I always see people writing "C#" and "C#.NET". What is the correct name of this language? C# or C#.net? I'm sorry for this stupid question but it is really confusing (maybe there's another programming language named C#.net?)...

EDIT: if I'm programming against the .NET Framework, why call this C#.NET? Can I use the C# language with other frameworks?

Solution

  • C# is a language, .NET is platform.

    There are lot of languages on .NET: C#, Visual Basic, IronRuby and more.

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