What are the correct version numbers for C#?

C# language version history:

These are the versions of C# known about at the time of this writing:

In response to the OP’s question:

What are the correct version numbers for C#? What came out when? Why can’t I find any answers about C# 3.5?

There is no such thing as C# 3.5 – the cause of confusion here is that the C# 3.0 is present in .NET 3.5. The language and framework are versioned independently, however – as is the CLR, which is at version 2.0 for .NET 2.0 through 3.5, .NET 4 introducing CLR 4.0, service packs notwithstanding. The CLR in .NET 4.5 has various improvements, but the versioning is unclear: in some places it may be referred to as CLR 4.5 (this MSDN page used to refer to it that way, for example), but the Environment.Version property still reports 4.0.xxx.

As of May 3, 2017, the C# Language Team created a history of C# versions and features on their GitHub repository: Features Added in C# Language Versions. There is also a page that tracks upcoming and recently implemented language features.

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