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// This is traditionally the first program written
using System;
namespace HelloWorldProgram
{
    class HelloWorld
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Hello World!");
        }
    }
}

I dont get why the statements in the body end with a " ; " but nothing is placed at the end of method headings. Guess this is the pain as a beginner in programming.....

Thanks Again !

Edited by techlawsam because: didnt know there was "code" script so formatting is now better
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{} indicates a block of code so the compiler knows that it ends when it reaches a closing }. ';' is used to mark the end of a statement so the compiler knows that you are done with that statement since C# ignores white space (except where significant). You could write

class
HelloWorld
{
static
void
Main()
{
Console.WriteLine(
"Hello World!"
)
;
}

As you get into more advanced programming, you'll find a few places where you have to type "};" :)

Edited by Momerath because: n/a
commented: Nice aswer! :) +14
commented: Simplicity :) +1
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