Hi

When C# first came out I remember reading a discussion on www.eiffel.com that C# was basical a renamed version of Eiffel. If I understand correctly Bertrand Meyer and others from Eiffel served in some capacity in C#'s creation.

Simon


>>Sergey,
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>>C# contains features that are available in Java but it is quite clearly based on C/C++.
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>>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/jun00/CsharpPR.asp
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>>"With its Visual C++® development system heritage, C# will enable millions of C and C++ developers to use existing skills to rapidly build sophisticated XML-based .NET applications"
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>Neil,
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>I disagree with you. C# is clearly based on Java not on C++ but MS would never admit that.