What is .NET Framework?

.NET Framework is a group of few technologies:

- .NET Framework Class Library - contains thousands of classes organized logically through a namespaces. You can add these classes in your web or Windows application where needed to reduce developing time

- CLR (Common Language Runtime) - is engine for executing .NET applications. It also provides memory management, optimization and security check.

- .NET Languages - are programming languages used to write .NET Framework applications. There are more than a hundred programming languages and variants supported by .NET Framework. The most popular are C#, VB.NET and C++ .NET.

- ASP.NET - is the engine that works together with a web server, like Internet Information Server (IIS), to host web applications and XML web services.

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