What is Visual Studio .NET?
By: Wade Harvey Visual Studio is a suite of products developed by Microsoft that allow one to build .NET applications, which execute within the .NET framework. The current version is Visual Studio 2005, and that version is the focus of this article. Previous versions include Visual Studio 6.0, Visual Studio .NET 2002, and Visual Studio .NET 2003. The next version is code named “Orcas,” and the official name is Visual Studio 2022. Major... [Read More...]
What is .NET Framework? A Visual Definition
By: Wade Harvey .NET Framework Definition The .NET applications and services operate within the .NET Framework (pronounced “dot net framework”). .NET applications do not directly access the operating system. Instead, they use the .NET framework, and the .NET framework accesses the operating system and hardware. The framework consists of two components: The .NET Framework Class Library, and The Common Language Runtime (CLR ) The framework... [Read More...]