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Q&A How to cite the C# Language Specification Version 5.0

I'm currently working on my thesis and need to cite a specific section of the C# Language Specification Version 5.0. The specification is available here, but I can't find the authors and the pub...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Jasd‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:31:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/10947
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jasd‭ · 2019-12-08T03:31:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm currently working on my thesis and need to cite a specific section of the C# Language Specification Version 5.0.

The specification is available [here](http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7029), but I can't find the authors and the publisher of the specification and so I don't know how to cite it correctly.

Until version 2.0, it had been an ECMA standard (available [here](http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-334.htm)), but it [seems](http://csharpindepth.com/Articles/Chapter1/Specifications.aspx) that this is not true for versions 3.0-5.0.

Is it even possible to cite it? If yes, who are the authors and the publisher?

**EDIT:**  
In my school there is not a strict style guideline, but for citations it's common to use the [Harvard citation style](http://guides.is.uwa.edu.au/harvard).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-05-16T05:36:47Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 5