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When not using any of the .Net Framework's classes and methods, C# can be used to do some low-level programming. But this requires some intermediate layer to translate the [[CIL]] code into machine-code. |
When not using any of the .Net Framework's classes and methods, C# can be used to do some low-level programming. But this requires some intermediate layer to translate the [[CIL]] code into machine-code. |
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Several attempts to create operating systems in C# have been done, most notably [ |
Several attempts to create operating systems in C# have been done, most notably [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sharpos/ SharpOS], [http://www.gocosmos.org/index.en.aspx Cosmos] and Microsoft's own [http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/singularity/ Singularity]. Each has a different CIL to machine-code system. Whereas SharpOS and Cosmos each have an AOT compiler implementation ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SharpOS_AOT_%28compiler%29 SharpOS AOT] and [http://www.gocosmos.org/Docs/Dev/IL2CPU/index.EN.aspx IL2CPU] respectively), for Singularity the developers created the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_Sharp Sing#] language, which is derived from C# and compiled using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartok_%28compiler%29 Bartok] compiler. |
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== See Also == |
== See Also == |
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Revision as of 16:18, 20 December 2009
Please note that the correct title of this article is C#, however because of technical restrictions it's called "C Sharp".
C# is an object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft and standardized by the ECMA and ISO. It's syntax is similar to C++, but with significant differences in functionality. It is a higher-level language than C++ or C, and therefore less suitable to be used to build a kernel. C# is build on top of Common Language Infrastructure, therefore you need a thin CLI layer on top of pure hardware in order to use it or translate the CIL into native machine code.
C# as a kernel language
When not using any of the .Net Framework's classes and methods, C# can be used to do some low-level programming. But this requires some intermediate layer to translate the CIL code into machine-code.
Several attempts to create operating systems in C# have been done, most notably SharpOS, Cosmos and Microsoft's own Singularity. Each has a different CIL to machine-code system. Whereas SharpOS and Cosmos each have an AOT compiler implementation (SharpOS AOT and IL2CPU respectively), for Singularity the developers created the Sing# language, which is derived from C# and compiled using the Bartok compiler.
See Also
Articles
External Links
- C# on Wikipedia