Lession 02: C# Version History

C# is a simple & powerful object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft.

C# has evolved much since its first release in 2002. C# was introduced with .NET Framework 1.0 and the current version of C# is 5.0.
The following table lists important features introduced in each version of C#:
VersionFeatures
C# 1.0
  • Basic features
C# 2.0
  • Generics
  • Partial types
  • Anonymous methods
  • Iterators
  • Nullable types
  • Private setters (properties)
  • Method group conversions (delegates)
  • Covariance and Contra-variance
  • Static classes
C# 3.0
  • Implicitly typed local variables
  • Object and collection initializers
  • Auto-Implemented properties
  • Anonymous types
  • Extension methods
  • Query expressions
  • Lambda expressions
  • Expression trees
  • Partial Methods
C# 4.0
  • Dynamic binding (late binding)
  • Named and optional arguments
  • Generic co- and contravariance
  • Embedded interop types
C# 5.0
  • Async features
  • Caller information
Learn how to setup a development environment for C# in the next section.

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