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C# is the latest progression in a never ending quest to make it as easy and efficient as possible for humans to program computers. Whilst it would be easy to simply describe C# as just another object oriented programming language developed by Microsoft (and ratified by ECMA and ISO), the fact is that C# is actually an integral part of an entire development and execution infrastructure. There The primary object of this chapter of [[C Sharp Essentials|C# Essentials]] is to provide an overview of both the C# language and the infrastructure on which it relies. By the end of this chapter it also is intended that the reader will have a clear understanding of what acronyms such as CLI, CLR, VES, JIT and .NET mean.