I want to know what .NET really is. Is it just a name by Micorsoft, or does it have special features? I have been looking into C++ .NET for months now, but don''t really understand the concept behind .NET, so I haven''t bought it. Can someone please tell me what .NET is? Scott Simontis If it wasn''t for C, we''d be using BASI, PASAL and OBOL

James Simmons
MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net

[edited by - neurokaotix on August 8, 2003 5:03:51 PM]

It's a platform, similar to java's virtual machine.

EDIT: That picture is racist. Prepare to be moderated.

[edited by - cowsarenotevil on August 8, 2003 5:07:38 PM]

Standing by for immediate moderation.

James Simmons
MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net

.NET referes to the following:

The Visual Studio IDE .NET
The new programming language C#
The .NET framework
The CLR (common language runtime)

The idea is to make it easier for developers to code programs, either server side or client side, by using the .NET platform. A .NET platform is a system running the .NET runtime. At the moment MS are only supporting Windows as a .NET platform, but for Linux there's a project called Mono.

The idea is that "the language doesn't matter". So you can use whatever language you want when developing .NET programs with the .NET framework. MS of course, are pimping its own C# for the .NET, but they are supporting C++, Visual Basic and J# while other companies make available for you COBOL, Delphi etc.

When developing .NET apps you use the .NET framework, which is a new API with libraries for GUI, text handling etc. etc.

The whole .NET thing is in direct competition with Sun's "SUN One" and IBM's "WebSphere" for enterprise developing, but it has experienced a rather slow start – but I’m sure it’ll catch one with time. But we’ll see.

EDIT: Poor wording.

"Yeah, I would've killed you, but I'm glad I didn't - the paperwork is a bitch"

[edited by - rohde on August 8, 2003 5:45:42 PM]

quote:Original post by cowsarenotevil
EDIT: That picture is racist. Prepare to be moderated.

eh, how?




"Yeah, I would''ve killed you, but I''m glad I didn''t - the paperwork is a bitch"

I just put that image there because 99% of Village Specialton''s posts are negative and so that''s enough out of him.

James Simmons
MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net

quote:Original post by neurokaotix
I just put that image there because 99% of Village Specialton''s posts are negative and so that''s enough out of him.

I agree.

To Village: Use the search, I have noticed that alot of these posts have come up.

quote:Original post by rohde
eh, how?

Look up Pouya''s skeleton thread.