Introduction To DotNet Framework

What is .Net?
         .Net is a framework for developing web based and windows applications in the Microsoft environment.

Services in .Net Framework

1. CLR(Comman Language Runtime)
2. Windows Forms
3. ASP.NET(Web Forms and Web Services)
4. ADO.NET
5. Visual studio .Net

Advantages of  .Net Framework:       

          1.DotNet Framework provides  language interoperability across platforms.

          2.Platform/language independent.

History of DotNet

Before Dot Net technology enter into the market, Microsoft family had  three technologies

 Namely,

• Visual Basics(VB)
• Visual C++
• Active Server pages(ASP)

         But the above technologies are platform dependency.By using VB and V C++ we can create Windows applications. As well as by using ASP only web application can be created.

        After that  sun microsystems has introduced the technology called java,which is platform dependent and a framework technology.Because of these advantages clients are looking towards java.

       Then in the year of 2002 Microsoft introduce the .net technology in Professionals Developers Conference meeting.

Features in .Net framework

1.     It is platform dependent.

2.     It supports multiple technologies.

3.     It is framework technology.

 Note:Framework technology means programmer can create many types of applications by using single technology.such as

•  Console applications.
• ASP.NET applications.
• Windows GUI applications 
• Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications.
• Windows services 
• Service-oriented applications using Windows Communication Foundation . 
• Workflow-enabled applications using Windows Workflow Foundation.