What is .net and .net framework?
.NET is a software framework which is designed and developed by Microsoft.The first version of .Net framework was 1.0 which came in the year 2002.In easy words, it is a virtual machine for compiling and executing programs
written in different languages like C#, VB.Net etc.It is used to develop Form-based applications, Web-based applications, and Web services.There is a variety of programming languages available on the .Net platform,
VB.Net and C# being the most common ones.It is used to build applications for Windows, phone, web etc.It provides a lot of functionalities and also supports industry standards..NET Framework supports more than 60 programming languages in which 11 programming languages are designed and developed by Microsoft.The remaining Non-Microsoft Languages or Third Party Languages which are supported by .NET Framework but not designed and developed by Microsoft. Framework performs development, execution & deployment of an application. It support multiple languages, technologies & databases.

COMMON LANGUAGE RUNTIME – MICROSOFT LANGUAGES
- C#.NET
- VB.NET
- C++.NET
- J#.NET
- F#.NET
- JSCRIPT.NET
- WINDOWS POWERSHELL
- IRON RUBY
- IRON PYTHON
- C OMEGA
- ASML(Abstract State Machine Language)

THIRD PARTY LANGUAGES – NON MICROSOFT LANGUAGES
- APL
- COBOL
- Component Pascal
- Hakell
- Perl
- Python
- Smalltalk
- Standard ML
TECHNOLOGY AND DATABASES SUPPORTED BY .NET FRAMEWORK
Technologies supported by .net framework
- WinForms
- Asp.net
- ADO.net


Databases supported by .net framework
- SQL sever
- Oracle
- Ms access



FEATURES OF .NET FRAMEWORK
- Good design
- Object Oriented Programming
- Language independent
- Platform independent
- Flexible data access Dynamic web pages
- Web services
- Code security


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