Visual C# Express Features

Microsoft Visual C# Express Edition is a subset of Visual C# 2008, and provides many powerful features:

Fully ANSI-compliant C# compiler, incorporating C# version 3.0 language enhancements. C# is a powerful object-orientated, type-safe programming language.
Integrated developer environment (IDE) with IntelliSense makes creating and building your application easy.
Powerful debugger for finding and fixing errors.
Full support for Windows Forms and controls that make it easy to create rich user interfaces for your applications.
Support for creating Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications.
Database support for local data applications.
Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) support to enable data query capabilities,
Ability to consume Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services.
ClickOnce Deployment to simplify sharing your finished work.

Applications

Visual C# Express Edition can be used to create applications such as the following examples:

Windows applications that use Windows Forms and controls to create a rich user interface.
WPF applications.
Command-line utilities.
Class libraries.
Database applications that use SQL Server Compact 3.5 (local databases only).
Games based on DirectX for managed code. (Separate DirectX SDK installation required.)
And more…