C Sharp

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C# is a programming language most commonly associated with Microsoft's C#, which is a bytecode compiled language not unlike Java, though with far less penetration on other platforms, hindering its portability compared to Java. C# runs using a JIT (Just In Time) compiler to optimize for the local platform right before program execution, just like Java. C# is also supported on the XBox 360, and is the language that the Microsoft XNA Framework is written in.

C# is not as fast as C++, which is affecting its proliferation into the professional game development industry. C# is still a very capable programming language which features many things that C++ is lacking, and is an excellent language to learn if you aren't concerned about its limitations.