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Everything about .NET Framework

Software platform developed by Microsoft

The .NET Framework is a proprietary software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It was the predominant implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) until being superseded by the cross-platform .NET project. It includes a large class library called Framework Class Library (FCL) and provides language interoperability across several programming languages. Programs written for .NET Framework execute in a software environment named the Common Language Runtime (CLR). The CLR is an application virtual machine that provides services such as security, memory management, and exception handling. As such, computer code written using .NET Framework is called "managed code". FCL and CLR together constitute the .NET Framework. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: .NET FrameworkA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: An integrated framework for local genetic correlation analysisInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Programming WCF ServicesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Physics-informed neural networks: A deep learning framework for solving forward and inverse problems involving nonlinear partial differential equationsCited 20,935 times
  5. Go sideways: Common Language InfrastructureA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Mono (software)A closely related topic

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