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Name: AlwaysWillingToLearn
Date: August 22, 2005 at 02:55:16 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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Hello everyone, im kinda stuck, i have trying to find an explaination a very basic and claer explainantion on what the .net framework is and why is was made. Sounds like a dumb question coz i can just look it up on the web but thats the problem i cant find anything that is easy tounderstand. if somebody could help that would be brillient.

Cheers all


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Response Number 1
Name: Chi Happens
Date: August 22, 2005 at 04:03:37 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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.Net framework is a common library of object and types that run under the CLR (Common Language Runtime) system that microsoft has created. Basically it is a virtual machine similar to JVM (Java Virtual Machine).

Hope this helps,
Chi


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Response Number 2
Name: StuartS
Date: August 22, 2005 at 06:45:06 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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Or to put it another way, it Microsoft's method of ensuring that programmers and users are chained to Windows.

Any applications written under .NET will only run on Windows and cannot be ported to any other operating system.


Stuart


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Response Number 3
Name: Chi Happens
Date: August 22, 2005 at 09:37:38 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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Stuart,
Not entirely true. There are at least 2 "port"s to linux: Mono and DotGNU

Chi


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Response Number 4
Name: secrets
Date: August 22, 2005 at 22:53:38 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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Chi is correct, there are CLR (Common Language Runtime) for linux too.
i have tried it and its good.
the purpose of .Net Framework was the redevelop VS and to make a promise to programmers that in comming future cross plateform applications will be supported, just like java.


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Response Number 5
Name: AlwaysWillingToLearn
Date: August 23, 2005 at 07:36:07 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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Hey thanx guys didnt know about any of this especially the ports to linux, got to take a minute and read this info....

Thanx again ppl


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Response Number 6
Name: Leo the 28C (by Sulfurik)
Date: September 5, 2005 at 07:32:28 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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My description of the .NET Framework: Something annoying that don't let other people run your C#/VB.NET programs on their machines if they don't have it. :-(

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Response Number 7
Name: kayne2000
Date: September 20, 2005 at 22:14:14 Pacific
Subject: What is Dot Net (.Net)
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i dont know i had the misfortune of learning C++.net and by gosh its annoying above and by far annoying

but yea its a cool idea but another way of microsoft making sure you have to life us to program


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