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- The Microsoft .NET Core Framework is a free, open-source, and managed framework for Windows, Linux, macOS and can also be used to build devices, cloud, and IoT applications.
- NET Core is a runtime. It can execute applications that are built for it.
- ASP.NET Core 3 and higher now depend on .NET Core
What is ASP.NET Core ?
ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform, high-performance, open-source framework for building modern, cloud-enabled, Internet-connected apps. With ASP.NET Core, you can:
- Build web apps and services, Internet of Things (IoT) apps, and mobile backends.
- Use your favorite development tools on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Deploy to the cloud or on-premises.
- Run on .NET Core.
- A unified story for building web UI and web APIs.
- Architected for testability.
- Razor Pages makes coding page-focused scenarios easier and more productive.
- Blazor lets you use C# in the browser alongside JavaScript. Share server-side and client-side app logic all written with .NET.
- Ability to develop and run on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Open-source and community-focused.
- Integration of modern, client-side frameworks and development workflows.
- Support for hosting Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services using gRPC.
- A cloud-ready, environment-based configuration system.
- Built-in dependency injection.
- A lightweight, high-performance, and modular HTTP request pipeline.
- Ability to host on the following:
- Kestrel
- IIS
- HTTP.sys
- Nginx
- Apache
- Docker
- Side-by-side versioning.
- Tooling that simplifies modern web development.
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ASP.NET Core |
ASP.NET 4.x |
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Build
for Windows, macOS, or Linux |
Build
for Windows |
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Razor Pages is
the recommended approach to create a Web UI as of ASP.NET Core 2.x. See
also MVC, Web API,
and SignalR. |
Use Web Forms, SignalR, MVC, Web API, WebHooks,
or Web Pages |
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Multiple
versions per machine |
One
version per machine |
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Develop
with Visual Studio, Visual Studio for Mac,
or Visual Studio Code using
C# or F# |
Develop
with Visual Studio using
C#, VB, or F# |
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Higher
performance than ASP.NET 4.x |
Good
performance |
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Use .NET Core
runtime |
Use
.NET Framework runtime |
