Introduction: About the .Net Framework

The .NET Framework is a Microsoft technology that provides features and functions that can be used by programs which run under Microsoft Windows. It provides extra functionality that is not included in the basic operating system. Programs that take advantage of the latest Microsoft technology require the Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed, or they will not work. To run these new applications, you must ensure that an appropriate version of the .NET runtime is installed on your computer.

Many of the benefits of the .NET Framework are benefits for the software developer, so you may not think that there is any advantage to running .NET Framework based applications as a user. However, .NET applications do have some advantages for the end user. The program code is "managed" so that it cannot crash the computer or make it less stable. And program installation is simpler, so software conflicts and problems caused by missing or incorrect components should occur less often than with old-style Windows applications.

Applications that use the .NET Framework are able to exploit the latest features and technology, and are assured of being compatible with current and future versions of Windows. By installing the .NET Framework runtime on your computer you will be updating it to include technologies that will be part of the next version of Windows.

The .NET framework is a software development platform that focuses on rapid application development ,platform independence and network transparency. .NET is Microsoft's strategic initiative for server and desktop development for the next decade. According to Microsoft, .NET includes many technologies that are designed to facilitate rapid development of Internet and Intranet applications. .NET-connected solutions aim to enable businesses integrate their systems more rapidly and in a more agile manner and help them realize the promise of information anytime, anywhere, on any device.

The .NET Framework Includes the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework class library. The CLR is a standard foundation for building a range of new applications, while the .NET Framework class library provides standard implementations of many new services for CLR-based applications. Among the technologies in the library are ASP.NET, which is the next generation of Active Server Pages.
 

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