what is .net framework?

Microsoft .Net Framework is a software development platform, it is a component of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
It provides a large body of pre-coded solutions to common program requirements, and manages the execution of programs written specifically for the framework.
The .NET Framework is a key Microsoft offering, and is intended to be used by most new applications created for the Windows platform. It consists of three main parts: the common language runtime, the framework classes, and ASP.NET.

advantages of .net framework

• codes can be written separately making the development of all codes easier

• simplifies debugging

• offers three different runtime diagnostics

relevant books about .net framework

• Building Intelligent .NET Applications: Agents, Data Mining, Rule-Based Systems, and Speech Processing
• Maximizing ASP.NET: Real World, Object-Oriented Development
• Microsoft .NET Development for Microsoft Office (Office/Progmng/Net)
• Professional ASP.NET 1.1: Updated and Tested for Final Release of ASP.NET v1.1 (Programmer to Programmer)
• Beginning ASP.NET 1.1 with VB.NET 2003 (Beginning)
• Beginning Dynamic Websites with ASP.NET Web Matrix
• Beginning ASP.NET E-Commerce
• Visual Basic .NET Windows Services Handbook
• Visual Basic .NET Reflection Handbook
• Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 21 Days (2nd Edition)
• ASP.NET Security
• Visual Basic .NET Code Security Handbook
• XHTML Black Book: A Complete Guide to Mastering XHTML
• Visual Basic .NET Remoting Handbook
• XHTML: Moving Toward XML
• .NET Security
• An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Visual Basic .NET
• Fast Track ASP.NET
• Building Web Services and .NET Applications
• Inside ASP.NET
• Visual Basic .NET and the .NET Platform: An Advanced Guide
• COM and .NET Component Services (O'Reilly Windows)

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