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Introduction
We have seen an unusual surge in demand for .NET projects and .NET developers in recent times. Now, let us review what .NET programming and its framework are all about and examine some of the factors responsible for this rise. As of 2024, around 25.2 percent of software developers used .NET
What is .NET Framework?
Microsoft introduced the .NET Framework in February 2002. .NET is one of the oldest programming platforms still in use. Since then, it has always been one of the top considerations in developing robust, secure, and performance-driven windows and web applications. .NET supports over 60 programming languages, including C#, Visual Basic, F#, and more.
Then, it helps keep MVC structure and Web API together, yet loosely coupled. Also, it allows the development of feature-rich APIs with complex business logic. Thus, it has a clear separation of concern in terms of various tiers of the application architecture. Here, then, is a high-level architecture of the .NET Framework.
Now, in July 2016, Microsoft revealed an open-source and cross-platform version called .NET Core. And, all features of the .NET Framework are now available independent of OS and infrastructure.
Why has .NET programming become so popular?
Cross-Platform Support
Web applications are the most common type of applications we develop. Developers build the majority of web applications using .NET programming. Again, we host ASP.NET Core web applications across multiple platforms with the same code base, including Windows, Linux, or macOS.
Flexible and Inexpensive Hosting Alternatives
Regarding application deployment, .NET programming does not require expensive Windows/Server/software licenses. Also, using the .NET framework can lead to lower hosting and deployment costs.
Large Community Support
Millions of .NET developers have been sharing their experiences and ideas of using .NET frameworks in the Microsoft community since the day Microsoft released .NET Framework 1.0. Indeed, this tradition continues even with the latest version of .NET Core, i.e, 6.x. Besides, with such an extensive community existence, any novice developer finds the framework easy to use anyway.
Programming Elegance
There seems to be a great programming elegance in developing the application in the current and future eras, with some of the key features:
- Multi-Language support
- Feature-rich framework with lots of built-in libraries
- Automatic memory management
- Package management
- Asynchronous programming
- Built-in support for Azure applications
- Built-in dependency injection
Unified and Extended
And then, with the solid capabilities and features of .NET Core, we can reuse any code as a shared library across different types of Apps, as we see in the image below.
Less Code, More Productivity
With fewer lines of code using a cross-app code base, .NET developers can achieve complex functionalities developed in a quick time, keeping it more structured and reusable.
.Net Core is Open Source
Microsoft first declared ASP.NET MVC as open-source in March 2012. This was followed by making Entity Framework in July 2012. After receiving great acceptance and response by the community, Microsoft has made .NET Core open-source, thereby rendering it more powerful and vigorous over time, with solid open-source community support.
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Future of .Net Programming
Microsoft has always followed a trend of keeping the .NET services on the bright-line by releasing new and latest versions yearly. The next release plan indicates the same.
To support the latest and future .NET versions, Microsoft has also sustained a rollout of Visual Studio 2022, which is modern, innovative, scalable, intelligent, AI-assisted, as well as equipped with features handy for ease of development.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, the so-called resurgence of .NET is not prevalent, simply because .Net has never been out of style at all! Every time a new version of .NET comes out, the developer community is equipped with more new features to match with the current and future development trends.
Furthermore, .NET programming remains in a very high demand still, with the version 6.0. It is needless to mention that with new and latest features it is going up and strong with future versions. The way is only forward for .NET programming.
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