Understanding Data Types
In any programming language, it's critical that the compiler, the part of the Visual Studio framework that interprets the code you write into a language the computer can understand, fully understands the type of data you're manipulating in code. For example, if you asked the compiler to add the following values, it would get confused:
659 / "Dog"
 | When the compiler gets confused, it either refuses to compile the code (which is the preferred situation because you can address the problem before your users run the application), or it will halt execution and display an exception (error) when it reaches the confusing line ... |
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