Is C# the right program for looping and branching logic

Question

For use on my windows 10 computer, I need to develop a relatively simple program that can analyze a line of data, make decisions on the line, then loop to the next line or branch to something else. Excel is not well-suited for this type of program. (Fortran is an example of an old program that I think could do what I want.)
Questions: 1) Will C# allow me to do what I want ? 2) will C# work on my windows 10 computer? 3) how do I get and install C#? (I tried but found I had to have some type of Google platform to install C#.)

Answer 1

1)C# will allow you to do what you want, but Python would be a better idea if say, the data was coming from a text file or Excel file.
2)C# will definitely work on your Windows 10 computer
3)You can install C# by installing Visual Studio, and then installing the .NET framework and some other preliminaries. You can find a tutorial for this at: https://www.guru99.com/download-install-visual-studio.html

Answer 2

The answer is yes, you can do anything with C# programming, and it will install just fine under Windows 10.
To install C#, you can download and install Visual Studio Community Edition from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/
or SharpDevelop from https://sourceforge.net/projects/sharpdevelop/
I don't know about the Google platform you were supposed to have installed in your machine for C# to run, but I can guarantee you that it will work with these programs. Good luck!

Answer 3

Thank you!
1) Would Python be better because it handles the logic and looping/branching better or because it allows input from an Excel file better?
2) Is Python difficult to learn compared to C#?
3) Many years ago I did a few Fortran programs. Is Python at all similar?
Thanks again!