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What is .NET?
I was having lunch recently with a colleague when he asked, Are you still messing around with that .NET stuff? I could tell by the tone of his voice that helike many computer usersstill viewed .NET with suspicion. And perhaps with good reason. Purposefully kept separate from the Windows operating system, the 22MB Microsoft .NET Framework is an hour download on dialup and four minutes on broadband. For .NET developers, this extra step adds one more hurdle for a potential customer to overcome when purchasing our software. So in this article I attempt to demystify .NET, encourage you to download the latest version of the .NET Framework so you can run the latest and greatest .NET software, and help convince Microsoft that it needs to ensure every PC user has the newest .NET.
What is Microsoft .NET?

Microsoft .NET is simply something you need on your Windows PC to run our software.
OK, really, what is .NET?

Microsoft .NET (pronounced dot net) is a software component that runs on the Windows operating system. .NET provides tools and libraries that enable developers to create Windows software much faster and easier. .NET benefits end-users by providing applications of higher capability, quality and security. The .NET Framework must be installed on a users PC to run .NET applications. This is how Microsoft describes it: .NET is the Microsoft Web services strategy to connect information, people, systems, and devices through software. Integrated across the Microsoft platform, .NET technology provides the ability to quickly build, deploy, manage, and use connected, security-enhanced solutions with Web services. .NETconnected solutions enable businesses to integrate their systems more rapidly and in a more agile manner and help them realize the promise of information anytime, anywhere, on any device. See Microsoft for more information.
What is the .NET architecture?
Microsoft .NET consists of four major components:

Common Language Specification (CLS) blue in the diagram below Framework Class Library (FCL) red Common Language Runtime (CLR) green .NET Tools yellow
At the base of the diagram in gray is the operating system, which technically can be any platform but typically is Microsoft Windows 2000 or greater, accessed through the Win32 API (Application Programming Interface).
Common Language Specification (CLS)

The CLS is a common platform that integrates code and components from multiple .NET programming languages. In other words, a .NET application can be written in multiple programming languages with no extra work by the developer (though converting code between languages can be tricky). .NET includes new object-oriented programming languages such as C#, Visual Basic .NET, J# (a Java clone) and Managed C++. These languages, plus other experimental languages like F#, all compile to the Common Language Specification and can work together in the same application.
Framework Class Library (FCL)

The FCL is a collection of over 7000 classes and data types that enable .NET applications to read and write files, access databases, process XML, display a graphical user interface, draw graphics, use Web services, etc. The FCL wraps much of the massive, complex Win32 API
into more simple .NET objects that can be used by C# and other .NET programming languages.
Common Language Runtime (CLR)

The CLR is the execution engine for .NET applications and serves as the interface between .NET applications and the operating system. The CLR provides many services such as:

Loads and executes code Converts intermediate language to native machine code Separates processes and memory Manages memory and objects Enforces code and access security Handles exceptions Interfaces between managed code, COM objects, and DLLs Provides type-checking Provides code meta data (Reflection) Provides profiling, debugging, etc.
.NET Tools
Visual Studio .NET is Microsofts flagship tool for developing Windows software. Visual Studio provides an integrated development environment (IDE) for developers to create standalone Windows applications, interactive Web sites, Web applications, and Web services running on any platform that supports .NET. In addition, there are many .NET Framework tools designed to help developers create, configure, deploy, manage and secure .NET applications and components.
What is the history of .NET?

.NET started as a classic Microsoft FUD operation. In the late 1990s, Microsoft had just successfully fought off a frontal assault on its market dominance by killing the Netscape Web browser with its free Internet Explorer. But Microsoft was facing a host of new challenges, including serious problems with COM, C++, DLL hell, the Web as a platform, security, and strong competition from Java, which was emerging as the go-to language for Web development. Microsoft started building .NET in the late 90s under the name Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS). Bill Gates described .NET as Microsofts answer to the Phase 3 Internet environment, where the
Internet becomes a platform in its own right, much like the PC has traditionally been Instead of a world where Internet users are limited to reading information, largely one screen at a time, the Phase 3 Internet will unite multiple Web sites running on any device, and allow users to read, write and annotate them via speech, handwriting recognition and the like, Gates said. We are certainly approaching that vision. Microsoft announced .NET to the world in June 2000 and released version 1.0 of the .NET framework in January 2002. Microsoft also labeled everything .NET including briefly Office to demonstrate its commitment and dominance on this new thing called the Web. But out of that grand FUD campaign emerged the very capable and useful .NET development environment and framework for both the Web and Windows desktop.
What are the benefits of .NET?

.NET provides the best platform available today for delivering Windows software. .NET helps make software better, faster, cheaper, and more secure. .NET is not the only solution for developing Web softwareJava on Linux is a serious alternative. But on the Windows desktop, .NET rules. For developers, .NET provides an integrated set of tools for building Web software and services and Windows desktop applications. .NET supports multiple programming languages and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA). For companies, .NET provides a stable, scalable and secure environment for software development. .NET can lower costs by speeding development and connecting systems, increase sales by giving employees access to the tools and information they need, and connect your business to customers, suppliers and partners. For end-users, .NET results in software thats more reliable and secure and works on multiple devices including laptops, Smartphones and Pocket PCs.
Why are you (this blog author) developing in .NET?

The Mini-Tools developers were impressed with the Microsoft .NET technology and development platform and felt it provided the best
environment with which to build and deliver innovative desktop and Web software for Windows. All of our software is written in C# for .NET on Windows.
Why should I install .NET on my computer?

Because many new software applications require .NET. Having the latest version already installed on your computer enables you run new .NET applications immediately as they become available.
Which versions of .NET are available?

The newest version available today is NET v3.0, but most PC users have v2.0 installed. Although .NET v3.0 is now available, Windows Update is not automatically installing it, hence few people have it. People who purchase new PCs with Windows Vista pre-installed will receive the latest .NET v3.0 but there may be some versioning issues. Microsoft released a beta version of .NET v3.5 in April 2007. Following are the production versions of .NET: Version Name Version Number 1.0 1.0 SP1 1.0 SP2 1.0 SP3 1.1 1.1 SP1 2.0 3.0 1.0.3705.0 1.0.3705.209 1.0.3705.288 1.0.3705.6018 1.1.4322.573 1.1.4322.2032 2.0.50727.42 3.0.4506.30 Release Date 2002-01-05 2002-03-19 2002-08-07 2004-08-31 2003-04-01 2004-08-30 2005-11-07 2006-11-06
How do I know if I already have .NET?

We have queried your Web browser, and it tells us that you have the following .NET versions installed on your PC (note this only works for Internet Explorer):
Another way to check if you have .NET:
1. 2. 3. 4.
Click Start on your Windows desktop. Select Control Panel. Double-click Add or Remove Programs. When the Add/Remove window appears, scroll through the list of applications and try to find Microsoft .NET Framework. There you will see which versions of .NET are installed on your PC.
Where can I get .NET?

Microsoft .NET is available as a FREE download from Microsoft.
Why is .NET separate from the Windows operating system?

Another way to ask this question is, "Why doesn't Microsoft ensure every Windows PC has the latest version of .NET installed?" Since .NET is so important to Windows, and Microsoft delivers both .NET and Windows, why doesn't Microsoft simply make .NET part of Windows? Just my theory, but it probably stems from the Sun vs. Microsoft bad blood over Java. Sun and Microsoft got into a legal spat, Microsoft stopped shipping Java with Windows, and so now Java is a separate download for Windows users. As a result, perhaps Microsoft is wary of appearing monopolistic, hence they maintain the .NET Framework as a separate download too. Why is this a problem? Because it is a large file that must be downloaded and installed separately, naturally many people view .NET with suspicion or at least hesitation. And this provides an inconvenience and yet another barrier for a potential customer purchasing our .NET software. So here's my plea: Microsoft, please include the latest version of .NET as an automatic download to every Windows PC as part of the normal Windows Update process. Thank you.
Will .NET cause problems on my computer?
No. Once .NET is installed, you do not have to do anything to manage it, and .NET should not adversely affect the operation of your computer.
151 Responses to What is .NET?

1. FLYabroad Says:
February 28th, 2008 at 5:32 am
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3. prasanna Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
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6. Ravi Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
1) Are the newer versions of .net backward compatible i.e. will work on older MS windows operating systems?
2) Do older versions of .net apps work well in newer versions of MS OS such as Vista? 3) Why go to version 3 or 3.5? Is there a lot of retrofitting required to go from versions 1 to 3 or 2 to 3? Thx
7. timm Says:
January 25th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
1) Are the newer versions of .net backward compatible i.e. will work on older MS windows operating systems? .NET 2.0 will work on Win 98, ME and 2000. But .NET 3.5 dropped support for these older OSes and only supports XP and newer. See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb882520.aspx 2) Do older versions of .net apps work well in newer versions of MS OS such as Vista? In my experience, yes. 3a) Why go to version 3 or 3.5? In case you want to use the new features in .NET 3.x such as LINQ, WPF, WF, Voice, etc. 3b) Is there a lot of retrofitting required to go from versions 1 to 3 or 2 to 3? Except in rare cases, little work is needed to move forward in .NET versions.
8. smita Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 1:33 am
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9. Pradeep Says:
Nice article, has lot of very good basic information of .net, specially for beginners..
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mudit Says:
hi i,m a student, in an engineering college. i,m in 1st year i jus know c.. n faint idea about c++.. but i want to learn .net can i learn it without learning any oop language please reply to my question
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timm Says:
The main .NET languages C# and VB.NET are both object-oriented languages. There are some .NET functional languages like F#. But if you are a college student and want to best prepare yourself for a career in programming, you should definitely learn OOP. Its really not that hard and is much preferred over functional languages for large systems. That way youll be ready when you enter the job market to work with C# or Java, etc.
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March 15th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
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Nothando Says:
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:49 am
1.Which Microsoft operating system was the NET Framework version 1.0 release for? 2. what is IDE? 3. List and discuss 2 principal design features of the Framework.
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timm Says:
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:21 am
1.Which Microsoft operating system was the NET Framework version 1.0 release for? Windows XP was the newest OS available when .NET 1.0 was released in January 2002. However, it also ran on Windows 2000 and NT 4.0. 2. what is IDE? Integrated Development Environment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment 3. List and discuss 2 principal design features of the Framework. Do you have an assignment for school? ;-) Design Feature #1: Common language specification. The CLS integrates code and components from multiple .NET programming languages into a single program, which can theoretically run on any operating system that supports .NET. Design Feature #2: Managed code. Managed code executes under the management of a virtual machine, unlike unmanaged code, which is executed directly by the computers CPU. The benefits of managed code include programmer convenience and enhanced security guarantees.
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April 27th, 2009 at 4:42 am
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May 2nd, 2009 at 11:56 pm
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May 12th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
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May 20th, 2009 at 4:43 am
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May 25th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
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June 11th, 2009 at 6:23 am
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June 20th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
ya thank you sir for putting so much of information abt .net i am willing to make my final year project in .net so had no clue abt .net but as people say .net is in u shud noe abt it i felt making project in it is the best way to learn it u provivded with good and provocating information abt.net thanks a lott
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Mythili Says:
June 28th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
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June 29th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
nice to attach with you . it will better if the difference between the versions ware more clarified. thank you
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Nikhil Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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June 29th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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July 3rd, 2009 at 9:42 am
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July 20th, 2009 at 6:13 am
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August 1st, 2009 at 4:04 am
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August 9th, 2009 at 3:21 am
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Sheetal Says:
August 11th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
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sandeep Says:
thanx sir, Before reading this article i have no idea about .net.
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September 12th, 2009 at 11:17 am
thanx sir so for nice work on .Net
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dear sir ii am biggner in .net. i want info that how learn .net&what is learn 1st
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Josh Says:
October 20th, 2009 at 4:08 am
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Daniel Says:
November 10th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
My system shows 3 versions: Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5 Should it just have one version? Can I safely delete the apparent older versions and simply have Framework 3.5 SP1? Thanks! Your general .NET discussion was very good.
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Cas Says:
In my Add/remove programs I have: Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 I am running XP Windows 5.1 (Build 2600.xpsp_sp3_qdr.090804-1435:ServicePack 3 MS Office 2003 I am currently having problems with MS Updates where 8 updates have not installed for months. There are hundreds of posts in various forums with about the same amount of recommendatoins to fix it. (All related to these 7 security updates and 1 junk mail update) There are several that talk about uninstalling .net and reinstalling it. Or maybe not reinstalling it at all. I wanted to at least try this as I have tried several of the other suggestions.
1. Which of the .NET can I safetly remove. 2. Can I safetly remove all of them? 3. Have you heard of the problem with MS updates not installing? Good explanation of .NET Thanks
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Ted Says:
I wonder if it would be less time consuming for millions of programmers write proper programs without the use of thousand of those external libraries like .net, than billions of people spend most of their time searching and downloading those libraries. From the point of view of regular user such programs are just crippled if they miss pieces of code which needs to be searched for, downloaded and installed and then one have to do it again and again because only programmers know what exactly pieces of code are missing and where to find them etc etc It would be really nice to have a tag for well written programs: not crippled, does not require extra mass downloads. I wonder how many people think this way. :)
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January 22nd, 2010 at 2:05 am
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January 28th, 2010 at 5:28 am
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bheemsen joshi Says:
excellent explonation sir..thanq
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February 18th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
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February 23rd, 2010 at 2:53 am
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March 29th, 2010 at 3:07 am
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April 14th, 2010 at 10:44 am
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May 13th, 2010 at 6:09 am
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May 14th, 2010 at 6:52 am
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May 21st, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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abhishek Says:
May 27th, 2010 at 9:54 am
hello sir can u tell me that i m a beginner in .net so how shld i start learning it..i knw vb plz tell how shld i learn .net from d beggining and make my concepts clear..tell any book if required.plz reply asap thanx
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KAVITHA.R Says:
May 31st, 2010 at 11:11 am
YOUR BLOG WAS REALLY FANTASTIC FOR BEGINNERS.. PLEASE TELL ME THE FUTURE OF .NET IN SOFTWARE INDUSTRY.AND U PLEASE CLARIFY MY DOUBT, WHETHER JAVA OR .NET WHICH ONE IS PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN AN IT INDUSTRY? PLZ. DONT NEGLECT THESE QUESTIONS BCOZ U R THE GREAT SOURCE OF LEARNING .NET
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prabhjot Says:
June 2nd, 2010 at 2:47 am
nice explanation and find it very beneficial for me thanks.
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timm Says:
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:27 am
@KAVITHA.R: IMO, both Java and .NET will play a significant role in the future of software for at least the next decade.
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chirag patel Says:
June 4th, 2010 at 2:38 am
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swarna Says:
June 8th, 2010 at 8:21 am
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Davis Says:
June 10th, 2010 at 12:53 pm
The way u explained is really appreciable thanks a lot I have studied C# with .net as a subject in my engineering.. But didnt understand the concept der.. Now its very clear
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June 10th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
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June 13th, 2010 at 6:05 am
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June 14th, 2010 at 7:00 am
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royal Says:
June 15th, 2010 at 4:57 am
hello sir iam going to do job in ibm but i have no required knowledge in dot net,can do it with training in the company is it possible to learn something in the company.i have some doubt sir pls tell me..
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M.Rekha Says:
June 15th, 2010 at 5:22 am
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fahiq Says:
June 20th, 2010 at 8:11 am
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June 20th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
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June 21st, 2010 at 9:53 am
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June 25th, 2010 at 11:26 am
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June 26th, 2010 at 9:01 am
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July 5th, 2010 at 10:36 am
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July 6th, 2010 at 8:57 am
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bindu Says:
July 17th, 2010 at 9:40 am
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July 19th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
i want to information about updating in asp.net database sql server 2007
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markus Says:
July 20th, 2010 at 10:51 am
im new to .net and this was a superb explanation for me to understand. thank you for your article.
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kishore Says:
July 22nd, 2010 at 1:48 am
i am little confused about dot net. dot net is purely used for web applications, in institutes dot net courses are available, wch one is best. can any one tell me how many parts are there under dot net
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parminder Says:
July 24th, 2010 at 1:15 am
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deepika Says:
July 24th, 2010 at 1:17 am
sir, its very helpfull . and plz tell us about vb.net in detail .
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amit verma Says:
July 29th, 2010 at 1:26 am
nice overview of .net, thks sir
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usman Says:
July 30th, 2010 at 7:25 am
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garry Says:
July 30th, 2010 at 7:51 am
sir, Thank u for good explanation with diagram.
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Janu Janu Says:
July 30th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Hi, I am new to IT field. I am learning manual testing and I am interested to learn about .net. are c, c+ and VB required lanuages to learn .net.? How long it will to take to learn ,net. Can some one recommend me any helpful books/ websites to gain knowledge in .net? Appreciate if some one can explain me vividly!
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sudhakar Says:
August 1st, 2010 at 3:37 pm
hi. well i have an in hand in C language but now that i want to learn .net and i am confused about where to start with and what to learn initially.Well one word i
wanna say that if i could get any website with the tutorials or any book having complete details of dot net.I would be very grateful if i could manage to get that stuff.Could any one plz help me out of this???
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sudhakar Says:
August 1st, 2010 at 3:37 pm
hi. well i have an in hand in C language but now that i want to learn .net and i am confused about where to start with and what to learn initially.Well one word i wanna say that if i could get any website with the tutorials or any book having complete details of dot net.I would be very grateful if i could manage to get that stuff.Could any one plz help me out of this???
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pushpa thapa Says:
August 2nd, 2010 at 10:56 am
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manoj chauhan Says:
August 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
gud stuff for basic knowledge of .net :)
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Shrikant Says:
Grt8 and Thanks ,
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katanor Says:
thank q sir
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katanor Says:
i learned a lot of stuff thanx ..
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maulik Says:
very use full information. i m non IT person and though i can understand very well. thank you. god bless u.
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harish Says:
thank for ur great work. pupil will understand .net in this very way?
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Eknath Says:
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September 4th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
it is extraordinary work but how we can implement these?
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Amit Says:
September 15th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
great, this is good performance to learn easy of .net.
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sasikala Says:
(*NEED TO READ*) Respected sir, your way of explanation is very nice and pleasure to understand:) I really enjoyed and eager to study your more articles about .net:) If you add it means definitely it will be so useful for at least 100 students who are hunting job in IT field:) THANK YOU SO MUCH:)
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Ramesh Malviya Says:
hello sir, I instraded .net i learn .net .so please give me salution.
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govardhan Says:
good explanation sir nw reading this its seems that .net is very interesting lang
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Rama Rao Says:
hi sir defination of .net in two lines send me sir
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sruthi Says:
good explanation.
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lokesh Says:
nice but i must say not much satisfactory. i m still unknown about its advantages and disadvantages over java. thanks
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raju Says:
i didnt get u total information of .net mail me clearly raju.g.211@gmail.com
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Manish Says:
Good explaination! I also have provided an explaination of what is .net here http://www.manishdalal.com/ms.net/what-is-dot-net.aspx
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Richard Granucci Says:
October 15th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Quality post: as a side note, the only reason to have an application in todays world in JAVA [albeit nice on UNIX based systems] from a vendor is they probably want to expand thier software installs across all platforms. Cannot blame them but .NET is very good and much better in the PC/Windows world than JAVA. Lastly, you can have MANY/All versions [as Java] without regard to affecting Window applications using a specific version of .NET. That is, they all play along
together and do find as case in point I have 1.0, 2.+w/SPs, 3.0+, 3.5+ and now a 4.0 client.
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nagaraju nimmagadda Says:
hiii sir, i liked .net that you have written. marvallous job.
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nagaraju nimmagadda Says:
hi. well i have an in hand in C language but now that i want to learn .net and i am confused about where to start with and what to learn initially.Well one word i wanna say that if i could get any website with the tutorials or any book having complete details of dot net.I would be very grateful if i could manage to get that stuff.Could any one plz help me out of this???
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Vasanthi Says:
What is .Net Family? please explain .Net tools and version Regards, Vasanthi
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Vasanthi Says:
Please explain .Net skills
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raju Says:
October 21st, 2010 at 10:43 am
Is .net a programming language.???
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Pavithra Says:
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:19 am
Hi It is very clear and can learn easily
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pratap nadig Says:
October 25th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
hi , i just finished reading your artical on .net and as i understand it , its a software
which helps in creating application which are fast and simple there are diffferent langs to create the application in .net like vb and c++ c# so its basically a platform to create application for web. am i right?
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karthik Says:
November 1st, 2010 at 8:05 am
hummgood
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Vijay Says:
November 21st, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Hello Sir, Very informative. How will be job opportunities on .Net Basis
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sadiq Says:
November 23rd, 2010 at 2:18 am
like it ,
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thanks
mittai Says:
November 27th, 2010 at 1:51 am
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Jack Says:
November 28th, 2010 at 6:49 am
This huge run-time library is a BLOAT KLUGE. When you say that you cant run our software without .net says to me that the whole VISUAL series and a new software language, C# is more overhead. .net is more another example of Microsoft crapware. Look at WIndows! Reboot every time anything needs to be installed. 100% CPU usage isnt running in the background! Requiring software to run on a virtual machine, are you kidding me? Id like to know all the .net software so I can get rid of it all since .net requires 200+ mb of hdd space.The overhead has to be tremendous.
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Laxmi narayana Says:
very nice ,add some more data
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hena Says:
December 17th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
is xp2 neccessary in os to install .net? i have xp professional and it gives error while istalling . net
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prashant patil indira college,pune Says:
hi i am prashant patil,indira collge,pnue I am mcs student i have to give the presentation on .net. I am great thankful to you because after i read your blog i am now statisfied. I want to be a very successfull software engineer and this helped me aIt is very clear and can to increase my knolwledge of software and its developing.
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prashant patil indira college,pune Says:
hi i am prashant patil, mcs ,indira college,pune it is very nice.. it is easily understandable also
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SRinivasulu Says:
hi full detailes for .net explanation good thanks sir..
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SRinivasulu Says:
it is easy to understand this tutorial is helpful for technical interviews thank u so much
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RajaNI Says:
Please explain .Net skills
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sundaramathi Says:
its ok not in detail
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Raushan Says:
Well Define .Net
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monika Says:
hi very clean and easy and then very usefull to learn .net
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jayaram kumar Says:
pls give total information about dot net on one website for the purpose of reading.any why thanks for ur cooperation
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usha Says:
hi sir it is easy to understand how can i improve my knowledge in .net?
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neethu, rahi Says:
thank you sir it is very nice.
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neethu, rahi Says:
whh!!!!!!!!!!!its nice
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ramreddy Says:
nice..its very easy to learners
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vimalsansanwal Says:
thanks a lot sir..it is very easy to understand..today i came to know that..what is .net ..
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sadiq Says:
as i readed .Nets description here it sounds nice thanks but how to start working with it if u explain some how!!!!
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sai Says:
good presentation on .net framework and architecture and it is easy to lean the begineers
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somesh Says:
good explanation was given about dot net so it is very helpful who wants to know about dot net
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vijay Says:
January 22nd, 2011 at 7:16 am
Hi sir, I am new to IT field. I am learning html and I am interested to learn about .net. are c, c+ and VB required lanuages to learn .net.? How long it will to take to learn ,net. Can some one recommend me any helpful books/ websites to gain knowledge in .net?
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P.Narasinga Moorthy Says:
hi sir.. I dont know about .net..I am intrested to learn about .nethow long will take to learn .net..csn some one recommend me helpful book/any website to gain my knowlege in .net?? how can i improve my knowledge?..How will be job oppourtunities on .net?
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cheap domains Says:
.NET is the Microsoft Web services strategy to connect information, people, systems, and devices through software and most important is that it provides the ability to quickly build, deploy, manage, and use connected, security-enhanced solutions with Web services or in short it is a software component that runs on the Windows operating system.
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satyendra yadav Says:
hi sir i am satyendra .i read about of .net basic and get the basic knowledge about .net . tell me how we read of asp for web site level . tell me good site for read .net of asp & c# for window level and other book for it.
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viresh kumar Says:
February 3rd, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Its very easy to understand; thanks,,,,,,,,,,/////////////,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a.y.somu Says:
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:25 pm
hai sir, it is very clear and can learn easily
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veenu Says:
its very easy to understand , thankyou
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srinivasareddy Says:
February 22nd, 2011 at 1:57 am
its learning more..

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What is .NET?

What is Microsoft .NET?

OK, really, what is .NET?

What is the .NET architecture?

Microsoft .NET consists of four major components:

Common Language Specification (CLS)

Framework Class Library (FCL)

Common Language Runtime (CLR)

What is the history of .NET?

What are the benefits of .NET?

Why are you (this blog author) developing in .NET?

Why should I install .NET on my computer?

Which versions of .NET are available?

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Where can I get .NET?

Why is .NET separate from the Windows operating system?

Will .NET cause problems on my computer?

151 Responses to What is .NET?

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very good n precise easy to memories very help full in interviews

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This is a nice overview for .Net.

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great sight. really digestable. thanxs

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very nice sir..

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sanjayt patel Says:

July 20th, 2009 at 6:13 am

very nice and satisfactory thanks

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August 9th, 2009 at 3:21 am

Thank u so much, u hav done a gr8 job. Thanx again.

August 11th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

Useful information thank you

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Manoj kr singh Says:

September 12th, 2009 at 11:17 am

thanx sir so for nice work on .Net

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