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.NET Framework: The original .NET implementation that has existed since 2002. While not yet discontinued, Microsoft does not plan on releasing its next major version, 5.0. [3] Mono: A cross-platform implementation of .NET Framework by Ximian, introduced in 2004. It is free and open-source.
The .NET platform (pronounced as "dot net") is a free and open-source, managed computer software framework for Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems. [4] The project is mainly developed by Microsoft employees by way of the .NET Foundation and is released under an MIT License.
Mono booth at OSCON 2009 in San Jose, California. When Microsoft first announced their .NET Framework in June 2000 it was described as "a new platform based on Internet standards", [6] and in December of that year the underlying Common Language Infrastructure was published as an open standard, "ECMA-335", [7] opening up the potential for independent implementations. [8]
Microsoft then decided to modernize, componentize and bring .NET cross-platform to Linux, OSX and elsewhere, meaning the next version of Entity Framework would be a complete rewrite. [15] On 27 June 2016 this was released as Entity Framework Core 1.0, alongside ASP.NET Core 1.0 and .NET Core 1.0. [ 16 ]
The Global Assembly Cache (GAC) is a machine-wide CLI assembly cache for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) in Microsoft's .NET Framework.The approach of having a specially controlled central repository addresses the flaws [citation needed] in the shared library concept and helps to avoid pitfalls of other solutions that led to drawbacks like DLL hell.
Elements of the Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.0.NET Framework 3.0, formerly called WinFX, [49] was released on 6 November 2006. It includes a new set of managed code APIs that are an integral part of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. It is also available for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 as a download.
The .NET Framework (pronounced as "dot net") is a proprietary software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows.It was the predominant implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) until being superseded by the cross-platform .NET project.
The Common Language Runtime (CLR), the virtual machine component of Microsoft.NET Framework, manages the execution of .NET programs. Just-in-time compilation converts the managed code (compiled intermediate language code) into machine instructions which are then executed on the CPU of the computer. [1]