Hour 21. C# and the .NET Framework
One of the most important technologies for developing applications and web services is Microsoft’s .NET framework. Now close to 15 years old, .NET continues to evolve, incorporating new standards that allow developers to create full-featured windows applications. .NET is not new technology, but a way to approach new technology. .NET consists of today’s software and hardware tools as well as tomorrow’s more advanced ones. Microsoft’s .NET development environment, Visual Studio, was introduced in the last hour. With it, you can create programs in a variety of languages, including C#, which will be touched upon in this hour.
The concepts behind the .NET Framework are complicated, so don’t be discouraged if the ...
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