Developing a game using C#

Introduction

C#, an object-oriented programming language, which is simple, modern, flexible, and versatile. C# is basically used to write software programs. As discussed earlier the key characteristics does not only include the how simple the language is but is also safe, evolving time to time, fast and open-source language. The basic idea used for designing C# was regarding the business and enterprise needs in the society. C# can be used alone to design all kinds of software required by the business needs. The reason this language is termed as modern is because it supports Web, Mobile and app development needs. C# does not allow any kind of conversions that could lead to any kind of data loss or any other major loss. While the language was designed in 1999 but it still offers many modern characteristics. The major being its portability and thus it can be executed on different platforms and as well as it also supports applications for both embedded systems and Operating Systems.

C# is evolving at the fastest rate as compared to any other programming language used. Though at first it was just designed to do only limited tasks but now it can cover every single latest task. C# is also a cross platform language which means it could build .NET applications which can be deployed on Windows, Linux, and Mac platforms. These can also be deployed to cloud and containers.

Java is a class-based, object-oriented multi-paradigm language developed by Sun Microsystems and designed by James Gosling in 1995. High-level Java applications include embedded systems, desktop applications, and server applications. Devices such as smartphones, ATMs, home security systems, and more are all supported by Java. Some of the key features of JAVA are multithreading, high performance, security, robust and many more.

 

Some Differences between C# and Java

Java is a class-based, object-oriented multi-paradigm language created by Sun Microsystems and designed by James Gosling in 1995. C# is built around CLI standards (Common Language Infrastructure). Operator overloading and pointers are not supported in Java, although they are in C#. C# and Java are both high-level, general-purpose object-oriented languages with large user bases.

Secure extension methods, efficient memory management, and backward compatibility are all features of C#. It also has the finest cross-platform compatibility in the industry. However, it is not very adaptable because it relies on the.NET framework to function. It also takes a long time to run, and every time you make a change, you must recompile the software.

JAVA, on the other hand, gives us with comprehensive documentation as well as good performance. It features a large number of third-party libraries that are quite easy to explore. However, JAVA has a lot of memory and processing needs. Furthermore, the JIT compiler slows down the application even further. When portability and interoperability are more important than speed or efficiency, JAVA is commonly employed.

While .NET contains a large library of C# code, JAVA requires the JDK to execute. Visual Studio and Mono Develop are two of the tools utilized by C#. In contrast, JAVA makes use of Eclipse, Netbeans, and Intelli J IDEA. C# is a programming language that is used in online and gaming development. In complicated web-based applications, JAVA comes in handy. While Java only allows for one public class, C# allows for numerous classes. Object specialization is available in JAVA, but system specialization is available in C#. Operator overloading is not supported in Java, although it is supported in C# for multiple operators.

Similarities between C# and Java

Keeping all these differences aside, we can actually see some similarities in these languages as well. C and C++ are used in both of them. In both languages, multiple class inheritance is possible. Furthermore, both of them provide sophisticated functions such as waste collection. Furthermore, they all have the same syntax and are object-oriented. After compilation, both the Java and C# compilers produce intermediate language code. Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) is generated by the C# compiler, while Java bytecode is generated by the Java compiler.

Basics For C#

Declaring a class:

A class always begins with the keyword class, followed by a public or private accessibility level.

Creating objects:

The ‘new’ keyword is used to construct objects in C#.

C# Strings:

Like other programming languages C# also has strings. Because there is no null ending character at the end of a C# string, it can have any amount of null characters contained in it.

Here is the code to create three Strings:

Complete code about using the Strings:

C# Arrays:

Apart from that C# also has arrays. In C#, an array is a grouping of objects or types. An array could be multi-dimensional, single-dimensional or jogged. C# also has collections, which are used to more efficiently organize, store, and modify comparable data.

 

Here is the snippet code to store items:

Initializing IDE for C#

IDE for C# is Microsoft Visual Studio.  

Here are the steps how to download it for free:

• Go to this link https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
• Click on Free Trial for Professional IDE.
• Then it will start downloading a file.
• Start running the downloaded file and then a window will pop-up, click continue.
• It will start downloading the files.
• Then click on install.
• After that, it will ask you to sign in. Create an account and then you can start working on it.

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References:

Basics Of C# (c-sharpcorner.com)

What Is C# (c-sharpcorner.com)

C# vs. Java: Which Language is Better to Learn? (hackr.io)

C# Classes and Objects (w3schools.com)