.NET Core 101
May 2020
History of .NET
Past
| Year | .NET Version | Visual Studio |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.0 | Visual Studio .NET |
| 2005 | 2.0 | Visual Studio 2005 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | Visual Studio 2008 |
| 2010 | 4.0 | Visual Studio 2010 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | Visual Studio 2012 |
| 2015 | 4.6 | Visual Studio 2015 |
| 2016 | Core 1.0/1.1 | |
| 2018 | Core 2.1/2.2 | Visual Studio 2017 |
| 2019 | 4.8, Core 3.0/3.1 | Visual Studio 2019 |
Future
General concept
Ambition
Key concepts
- Managed code: .NET code is executed by a runtime, the Common Language Runtime (CLR). Build action will produce Intermediate Language (IL) that will be executed by the CLR thanks to the Just-In-Time compiler
- Open source: all .NET Framework and CLIR code is available in GitHub
- Cross platform: .NET Core can run on Linux, MacOS, Windows
- Free: .NET SDK & Runtime, Visual Studio 2019 Community
C# language
DNA
Java + C++ = C#
Package management with NuGet
Official repository
Visual Studio
Installation
Visual Studio Installer is your friend!
Extensions
