Since that time, the framework has undergone multiple iterations spanning runtime updates, new desktop graphical systems WPF , APIs for service-oriented applications WCF , and more. In , Microsoft announced a dramatic shift in the way. NET exists by presenting.
NET Core, a new cross-platform, cloud-friendly, and open-source version of the framework. NET Core made it to a release in , becoming the main technology to consider for new.
NET projects. Gradually, Microsoft started porting existing services to work with Core. Also, in , Microsoft acquired Xamarin, previously a proprietary technology for cross-platform mobile development, making it open source as well.
In May , the company the big release that will unify the whole ecosystem: All. NET products will be bundled in the. NET 5 development platform.
The platform will come with new APIs, language features, and runtime capabilities. NET platform will be organized this way. NET Blog. Four previews of. NET 5. With these changes yet to come, for now a. NET practitioner could work with three separate branches of the Microsoft platform:. NET Framework — still dominant across businesses,. NET Core — a fresh environment, and Xamarin for mobiles. Additionally, Microsoft suggested. NET comes in four flavors:. NET Framework,. These implementations combined are called the.
NET development platform. Each of them contains frameworks and libraries to build various applications. NET Framework released back in is the first and oldest implementation of the platform. Windows Forms is a GUI class library within. NET Framework. Windows Forms are used to develop desktop applications with rich graphics that are easy to update and deploy. While the previous two components are designed for desktop engineering ASP.
NET is used to develop dynamic websites and web applications. NET code using different. NET languages that we discuss below. The base class library also includes ADO. NET, data access technology used by developers to access databases.
NET Framework supports only Windows-based devices, there was a need for a cross-platform package. NET Core was released in The new system aims at conquering the cloud space as some providers like Digital Ocean are Linux-driven. Not only is. NET Core cross-platform, its different versions can also be installed side by side on the same device. NET that happened to be a more modular framework than its predecessor. NET Core allows you to build the mobile backend, web apps, and services.
The third implementation is called Xamarin and is used for mobile applications and Mac products. Originally, Xamarin was designed independently from Microsoft and was a proprietary product. Then Microsoft acquired it in making it a fully open source branch of the.
NET platform. Xamarin uses the Mono runtime and a version of the. To get an elaborate overview of this product, check our Xamarin pros and cons article.
All runtimes use a common infrastructure that makes the entire ecosystem work. It provides runtime components, languages, and compilers. UWP app developers get access to the Microsoft store that charges only 15 percent for non-gaming subscription-based apps, unlike Google Play Store and App Store. In Microsoft also introduced. NET Core, and Xamarin allowing engineers to use a single base-class library rather than mastering three different ones related to each.
NET implementation. This step unified the ecosystem and brought a higher consistency to reusing components across different platforms. NET development platform is best served with Visual Studio IDE used for building, debugging, and publishing applications across all platforms and devices.
NET, an application virtual machine that manages memory, implements code access security, verifies code safety, and provides execution of threads and code. CLR is what makes the. NET code a managed one. Besides, it allows engineers to design systems with multiple languages, as CLR enables them to communicate and integrate their behaviors.
The runtime checks the needed versions of applied services to ensure that all dependencies are intact and the code works as intended. While nearly identical to CLR in.
NET Core cross-platform makeup. The languages that you can use with. NET can be ultimately divided into two major groups: 1 the main officially supported languages by Microsoft, and 2 the rest of the languages that are CLI-compliant. Main languages. Most of. The rest of CLI-compliant languages. CLI means common language infrastructure. NET guide — the general documentation by Microsoft for newbies;. NET Core guide — for those considering transitioning to the Core version, go here;.
NET framework — the original. NET documentation;. Xamarin — the docs for mobile development;. NET foundation — the headquarters of the. NET open-source community;. NuGet — the place to find all. NET tools — our take on the best tools, supported by expert opinion;. NET Core and framework — download it here; and. NET developer community — all about chatter and support with links to social media, forums, blogs, live workshops, and organizations like.
NET foundation. OOP is a development model for breaking down software into smaller pieces that are easier to manage and combine. OOP compartmentalizes data into objects, i. A modular structure helps define the behavior of objects and their interactions without managing object inner attributes. OOP simplifies programming by making the code manageable, easier to test, and respond to recurring issues.
It also eliminates unnecessary programming and generally means less coding for developers. NET makes it possible to reuse code and components, save time and — subsequently — the cost of development. Caching means keeping data in a temporary storage place to call it faster when needed. Many major Detroit-area companies use. That was a lot of information!
Ready to take the next step in your journey to becoming a. NET Developer? NET Framework. NET C Development Bootcamp , here are 10 things to know about the language you should know before you embark on our bootcamp: 1. I heard that. Is that true?
Where does. NET fit in the open source world? What is. NET anyway? Where does C fit in all of this? What is Visual Studio, and how does it fit into all of this? By targeting. NET Standard , developers create class libraries that work on multiple.
NET Framework platforms supported by that version of the standard. For example, libraries that target. NET Standard 2. NET Core 2. If you don't develop. NET Framework apps, but you use them, you aren't required to have specific knowledge about. NET Framework or its operation. For the most part, the framework is completely transparent to users. If you're using the Windows operating system,. NET Framework may already be installed on your computer.
In addition, if you install an app that requires. NET Framework, the app's setup program might install a specific version of the framework on your computer. In some cases, you may see a dialog box that asks you to install.
If you've just tried to run an app when this dialog box appears and if your computer has internet access, you can go to a webpage that lets you install the missing version of. For more information, see the Installation guide. In general, you shouldn't uninstall versions of.
NET Framework that are installed on your computer. There are two reasons for this:. If an app that you use depends on a specific version of. NET Framework, that app may break if that version is removed. Some versions of. NET Framework are in-place updates to earlier versions. For example,. NET Framework 3. For more information, see. On Windows versions before Windows 8, if you do choose to remove. Never remove a version of. NET Framework manually. On Windows 8 and above,. NET Framework is an operating system component and cannot be independently uninstalled.
Multiple versions of. NET Framework can coexist on a single computer at the same time.
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