Spotlight On: Microsoft .NET Framework
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Please find below some of the important links which I collated on Microsoft Core .NET Platform. Hope this information will be beneficial for your team.
.NET Framework Conceptual Overview
The .NET Framework has two main components: the common language runtime and the .NET Framework class library.
The common language runtime is the foundation of the .NET Framework.
About Microsoft .NET 3.5 Framework
Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5. Framework is an integral Windows component that supports building and running the next generation of applications and Web services. The key components of the .NET Framework are the common language runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework class library, which includes ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
.NET Framework 3.5 Architecture
The architecture of the .NET Framework version 3.5 and 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) builds upon the earlier versions of the .NET Framework.
.NET Framework System Requirements
- System Requirements for Version 3.5
- System Requirements for Version 2.0
- System Requirements for Versions 1.0 and 1.1
Official downloads
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1
- .NET Compact Framework 3.5 Redistributable
- Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
- Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (x86)
- Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)
- Public Sector Developer Weblog
- Download the .NET Framework 3.0 Runtime Components
- .NET Compact Framework API Documentation
- ActiveSync 3.7.1
- Windows Mobile-based Smartphone 2003 SDK
- Introducing the .NET Micro Framework
- Building Devices for Windows SideShow with the .NET Micro Framework
- Porting the .NET Micro Framework
- .NET Compact Framework Downloads
Resources
- BCL Team Blog
- Community Blogs
- Aaron Ruckman's Web Log
- Wenlong Dong's Blog
- Wikipedia - .NET Framework
- Architecture
- Standardization and licensing
- .NET Framework 3.5
- .NET Framework 4.0
- .NET vs. Java and Java EE
- Microsoft .NET new logo and branding
- .NET Framework Developer Center
- Data Platform Development using ADO.NET
- Getting Started with ASP.NET
- Base Class Libraries Community
- .NET Micro Framework
- Windows CardSpace
- Windows Communication Foundation
- Windows Client.NET
- Windows Workflow Foundation
- .NET Framework 4.0
- Parallel Programming with .NET:.NET Framework 4.0 Poster for Download
- Sandboxing in .NET 4.0
Tools and Utilities
- .NET Tools and Utilities
- WPF Toolkit
- What build tools are available for .NET?
- CLR Profiler for the .NET Framework 2.0
- Fx Cop
- Performance Console (PerfConsole) 1.0
- .NET Productivity Suite
- ILMerge
- LibCheck
- CLR Profiler
- Windows Communication Foundation Tools
- Windows Presentation Foundation Tools
- Windows Workflow Foundation Tools
Learning and Certification
Nick