.NET Basics - Dusted Codes
So you want to learn .NET but you are confused about the differences between .NET Framework and .NET Core or what the various versions of ASP.NET are or what the relationship is between C# and F#? If that is the case then you came to the right place. This guide will cover all the basics of .NET and shed some light on the various acronyms and buzz words behind it!
If you are new to .NET and you want to get a holistic overview of the entire platform and what parts really drive the framework and how they relate to each other then look no further because this blog post will cover them all!
Disclaimer: I am a (mostly) self thaught developer and a non native English speaker. I have written this guide with the utmost care and to the best of my knowledge, but there is a good chance that I could have made a mistake or misrepresented some details in the guide below. If you find an issue then please be polite and let me know in the comments underneath or email me directly at hello [at] dusted.codes. I appreciate any type of feedback and will do my best to correct any mistakes as soon as I can. Thank you.
.NET is the top level name of a Microsoft technology used for building software. It is a twenty year old platform which has seen a lot of change and innovation over the years and which spans across many different domains. .NET can be used to develop web applications, games, IoT, machine learning, Desktop and mobile applications and much more. The term ".NET" is often used in a very far reaching meaning and used synonymously for a wide range of smaller parts of the platform such as the original .NET Framework, the newer .NET Core, or languages such as C#, F# and VB.NET.
