.NET Framework

Description

The .NET Framework is primarily designed to run on the Microsoft Windows operating system. It supports Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10, as well as Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016.

However, as of the release of .NET Core, which is a cross-platform implementation of .NET, developers can now build and run .NET applications on non-Windows platforms as well, including macOS and various flavors of Linux. Additionally, Microsoft has released a version of .NET called .NET 5 that runs on multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux.

.NET Framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft that provides a large library of pre-built code and tools for building and running applications on Windows. It includes a Common Language Runtime (CLR), which provides a runtime environment for managing the execution of code, and a Framework Class Library (FCL), which provides a collection of pre-built classes and APIs for building Windows desktop applications, web applications, and services.

.NET Framework supports multiple programming languages, including C#, Visual Basic, and F#. It also includes tools for developing, testing, and debugging applications, such as Visual Studio, a powerful integrated development environment (IDE).

The .NET Framework has been widely used for developing a wide range of applications, including desktop applications, web applications, web services, and mobile applications. In recent years, Microsoft has released .NET Core, which is a cross-platform, open-source implementation of .NET Framework that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and provides many of the same features and benefits as the original .NET Framework.