.NET

Overview

.NET is Microsoft's open-source, cross-platform framework for building web APIs, cloud services, desktop applications, mobile apps, games, IoT, and AI/ML solutions. The modern .NET platform (6+) unifies what were formerly separate runtimes (.NET Framework, .NET Core, Mono) into a single SDK. C# is the primary language, with F# for functional programming. The ecosystem spans 400,000+ NuGet packages, first-party Azure integration, and tooling through Visual Studio, VS Code, and JetBrains Rider.

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