Introduction to .NET

The .NET is the technology from Microsoft, on which all microsoft technologies will be depending in future.It is a major technology change. Just like the computer world moved from DOS to Windows now they are moving to .NET .There are still lot of people who like to use the bullock cart instead of the latest Honda Car.


".NET is a software framework that includes everything required for developing software for web services."

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FEATURES OF .NET

1. It is a platform neutral framework.
2. It is a layer between the operating system and the programming language.
3. It supports many programming languages , including VB.NET, C#.NET etc.
4. .NET provides a common set of class libraries, which can accessed from any .NET based programming language.
5. In future versions of windows, .NET will be freely distributed as a part of operating system and users will never have to install .NET separately