Microsoft .NET applications (ADO.NET)
Microsoft .NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building various types of applications, including web, mobile, desktop, gaming, and IoT. It encompasses a runtime (Common Language Runtime - CLR), a robust class library (Base Class Library - BCL), compilers for…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2002
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- The original .NET Framework solved the complexity of Win32/COM development by providing a simplified, managed programming model, language interoperability, and a robust class library. Modern .NET (post-.NET Framework) solved the platform lock-in (Windows-only), monolithic architecture, and performance/agility limitations of its predecessor, enabling cross-platform, modular, and cloud-optimized development.
- Platforms
- ios, android, iot, docker, macos, web, linux, windows
Related technologies
Notable users
- Microsoft (Azure, Office 365, internal services)
- Deloitte
- Samsung (Tizen OS)
- Many global enterprises and government organizations
- Bosch
- Siemens
- Stack Overflow