C# and Java are fairly similar languages. They are similar enough that projects, such as our Encog project, can be converted to C#. Yet they are different enough that this is not always a 100% straight forward process. Additionally, there are several considerations to take into account so that your Java program does not look like a "Java Program converted to C#". C# programs support unique indexing options, properties and many other features that are not available to Java programs. For a true translation, it is important to use these as well.

Version 0.5 of Encog-C# has been released. A Java version is also available. Encog is a framework that includes neural networks, as well as HTTP bots and spiders. Heaton Research has released books on these two very interesting topics. We will soon be updating our Java neural network book, as well as adding a C# neural network book. The books are meant to introduce the topics of bots and neural networks. We are now combining the code from the books into an open source framework so that the code can be extended and moved into more advanced areas than the introductory topics of the books.

I am nearing the final stages of two new books. Introduction to Neural Networks for Java and Introduction to Neural Networks for C#. The Java book is the Second Edition to the original "Introduction to Neural Networks with Java". This is a considerable update to the original text. The covers for the two new books can be seen below. The Java book is expected to be out in September,2008. The C# book by January,2009. More information on these two books will be posted in the coming weeks.

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) allows information to be
exchanged between a web server and a web browser. C# allows you to
program HTTP directly. HTTP programming allows you to create programs
that access the web much like a human user would. These programs, which
are called bots, can collect information or automate common web
programming tasks. This book presents a collection of very reusable
recipes for C# bot programming.