.NET began as a Windows-focused framework before being completely reworked into a modern, cross-platform ecosystem. Today, it ...

Forward-looking: Earlier editions of the .NET Framework were designed to provide a development platform for Windows-exclusive applications. Today, the technology supports all major computer and mobile ...

For years now, Microsoft has been updating its old, Windows-only, proprietary .NET Framework even as it has advanced the new open source, cross-platform .NET Core order of frameworks, which have ...

The shift to building on what was originally called .NET Core has brought big changes to .NET. Not only is it now open source and cross-platform, it’s also no longer tied to Windows’ release cycles.

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with ...

A large, engaged community of open source developers is awaiting a milestone release of Avalonia, a cross-platform UI framework for .NET that boasts more than 2.2 million installs. In fact, the ...

Microsoft is previewing a Visual Studio IDE extension to upgrade older .NET-based applications to the latest versions of the .NET software development platform. In a February 15 blog post, Microsoft’s ...