Understanding .NET 5 cross-platform and cloud application support
.NET has many implementations. Each implementation contains runtimes, libraries, application frameworks (optional), and development tools. There are four .NET implementations: .NET Framework, .NET 5, Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Mono, and the set of API specifications common to all these implementations, .NET Standard.
Multiple .NET implementations enable you to create .NET applications targeting many operating systems. You can build .NET applications for the following:
Let's understand more about .NET implementations:
- .NET Framework is the initial implementation of .NET. Using .NET Framework, you can develop Windows, WPF, web applications, and web and WCF services targeting the Windows operating system. .NET Framework 4.5 and above implement .NET Standard, so libraries that are built targeting .NET Standard can be used in .NET Framework applications.
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