The classic .NET Framework 3.5 will no longer be an optional Windows component in the future, but a standalone setup.

10 years ago today, Microsoft promised to build “the next generation Internet.” The occasion was Forum 2000, where Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer announced.NET, now one of the most popular ...

Forward-looking: Earlier editions of the .NET Framework were designed to provide a development platform for Windows-exclusive applications. Today, the technology supports all major computer and mobile ...

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Microsoft .NET 6 marks a new era of developing performant, modern-day applications for web, cloud, desktop, and mobile devices. Microsoft .NET 6 is the culmination of the .NET unification that started ...

First, it was problems with moving from the proprietary .NET Framework to the open source, cross-platform .NET Core (now just .NET). Then, it was problems with Visual Studio 2022 moving to the 64-bit ...

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Through the looking glass: The .NET framework was originally developed by Microsoft in the early 2000s to simplify software development on Windows. The technology was later ported to other computing ...

What tech should a .NET coder use for a new Windows desktop app when presented with a dizzying array of options that include .NET MAUI, WinUI, WinForms, WPF, UWP, Blazor and so on? We've investigated ...

Microsoft has released .Net Framework 4.6.2, tightening security in multiple areas, including the BCL (Base Class Library). The new version also makes improvements to the SQL client, Windows ...