Welcome to the Getting Started Guide

What is .NET?

.NET is a comprehensive platform for building a variety of applications, from console apps to web services, and desktop apps.

It's built on the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR), providing a robust foundation for development.

Getting Started - Simple Example

Let's create a simple console application:

Key Concepts

• Classes: Building reusable, modular code.
• Objects: Instances of classes.
• Methods: Functions associated with an object.
• Inheritance: Creating new classes from existing ones.

Example Code

            using System;

            namespace MyFirstApp
            {
                class Program {
                    public static void Main(string[] args) {
                        Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
                    }
                }
            }