Microsoft .NET

.NET (modern unified platform), often simply called .NET since version 5.0, is an open-source, cross-platform developer platform for building many types of applications. It unifies the previously fragmented .NET ecosystem, providing a single framework for web, mobile, desktop, cloud, IoT, and AI…

Key facts

First appeared: 2020
Category: technology
Problem solved: The modern .NET platform addresses the fragmentation, Windows-only limitation, and closed-source nature of the original .NET Framework, providing a unified, open-source, and cross-platform solution for building diverse applications. It also aimed to improve performance, modularity, and cloud-native capabilities.
Platforms: Android, Linux, WebAssembly, iOS, watchOS, Windows, macOS, tvOS

Related technologies

TypeScript
Kubernetes
Blazor
Entity Framework Core
C#
SQL Server
JavaScript
Visual Basic .NET
Angular
ASP.NET Core
F#
Azure
Docker
React

Notable users

Microsoft
Many Fortune 500 companies for enterprise applications
Azure (Microsoft's cloud platform)
Stack Overflow
Accenture
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