ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET Core is an open-source, modular web framework developed by Microsoft for building modern web applications and services. It represents a complete redesign of the original ASP.NET, unifying ASP.NET MVC and Web API into a single, high-performance platform that runs on .NET (formerly .NET…

Key facts

First appeared: 2016
Category: web_framework
Problem solved: ASP.NET Core addressed the limitations of the original ASP.NET by providing a lightweight, modular, cross-platform framework that runs outside Windows, improves performance, and supports cloud-native development, solving issues like Windows dependency, bloat, and poor Linux/Mac support in predecessors.[2][5][6]
Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows

Related technologies

Entity Framework Core
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SQL Server
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Azure

Notable users

Stack Overflow
Microsoft
Accenture
Netflix
Deloitte