.net

Software development platform

.NET (pronounced "dot net") is a software development platform created by Microsoft for building applications across Windows, web, and mobile environments.

Developers work within the .NET framework using languages like C# or Visual Basic.

The term appears in job listings and technical discussions: She's a .NET developer, The application runs on .NET.

Also written without the period as dotnet.

framework

C#

Microsoft programming language

MicrosoftRedmond technology corporation
runtimeProgram execution duration
assemblyConstructing from components

MVC · garbage collection · Visual Basic · middleware · debugging · deployment · SDK

domain

domain name

Internet location identifier

TLDWebsite address ending
websiteOnline page collection
URLWeb location identifier

registration · DNS · extension · web address · namespace · registrar · GoDaddy · ICANN · hostname · suffix

ecosystem

open source

Publicly accessible code

cross-platformWorks on multiple systems
GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
stackItems piled vertically

interoperability · versioning · migration · backward compatibility · libraries · packages · tooling · containerization · Docker · microservices

.net

C#

domain name

open source

.net

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