What Is .NET?
Since Microsoft first announced and released .NET, people have been trying to figure out what exactly this new 'thing' is. According to the marketing that Microsoft was pushing, it would revolutionize computing as we know it. That's an awfully big promise to keep, and it's still too early to tell if it really will accomplish its goals. However, it is well on its way to doing so.
When people talk about .NET, you can never be sure which “component” of .NET they're talking about. No other “product” or “idea” released by Microsoft has taken on so many different forms. There are products, services, and even concepts that are tagged with the .NET moniker, so it's hard to figure out what exactly .NET is.
When .NET is discussed in this ...
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