Explain .NET and its features.

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 Introduction to Dot Net

  •  The .NET is the technology from Microsoft, on which all other Microsoft technologies will be depending in the future.
  • .NET is a software framework that is designed and developed by Microsoft. The first version of the 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, phones, the web, etc. It provides a lot of functionalities and also supports industry standards.


Features of .NET

The following are features of .NET:

  • Rich Functionality Out of the Box: The .NET framework gives colorful functionality out of the box. It contains hundreds of modules that present a collection of functionality that you can use in your applications. As a programmer, we need not go into details of many functions such as file IO, network communication, Notes, etc.


  •  Easy Development of Web-Based Applications: The ASP.NET is a technology available on the .NET platform for creating dynamic and data-driven web-based applications. ASP.NET has an event-driven programming model/webforms with intricate UI. ASP.NET server controls provide sophisticated UI elements (like Details ViewandGrid View) that save a lot of coding effort. 


  • OOPS Support: .NET is a fully object-oriented environment. According to .NET philosophy "Object is the mother of all." Languages like Visual Basic.NET now support many of the Object-Oriented characteristics that were missing traditionally. Even integers and characters can also be treated as objects something not available even in C++. 


  • Multi-Language Support: Generally, enterprises have shifting skill sets. For example, People working in a company might possess different programming skills in Visual Basic, C++, and Java, etc. Since .NET supports multiple languages, it makes the existing system more robust and reduces the training and development cost incurred by an organization to keep pace with the advancement in programming languages. This means that if you have skills in Java, you just mold them to suit.NETenvironment. As of now four languages are available right out of the box namely Visual Basic.NET, C# (C-sharp), Jscript.NET, and Managed C++ (a dialect of Visual C++).


  • Multi-Device Support: The current lifestyle is increasingly embracing mobile and wireless devices such as smartphones, Tablets, and handheld PCs. .NET provides a platform for programming such devices.

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