The .NET Framework comprises numerous pieces of shared code, which developers use for their applications. Developers use applications for common tasks, but often, they have to start afresh if they do ...

Forward-looking: Earlier editions of the .NET Framework were designed to provide a development platform for Windows-exclusive applications. Today, the technology supports all major computer and mobile ...

I just reinstalled a Windows XP (SP3), and I noticed that installing .NET 4 is not enough for some programs, they are still asking for DOT NET 2.0 As far as I know, not many programs that I use need ...

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For years now, Microsoft has been updating its old, Windows-only, proprietary .NET Framework even as it has advanced the new open source, cross-platform .NET Core order of frameworks, which have ...

Developers commenting on a Microsoft post about performance improvements in the upcoming .NET 8 demanded the company end Visual Studio 2022's dependency on the old .NET Framework. The comments came in ...

In context: The .NET Framework technology has been part of the Windows platform since the NT 4.0/XP era, providing developers with an integrated environment (class library, language interoperability, ...

Microsoft has announced the release of its .NET Framework 4.8.1 (KB5011048) for members of the Windows Insider Program in the Release Preview Program. The update specifically covers Windows 11, ...