History

Microsoft started development of the .NET Framework in the backward 1990s, originally beneath the name of Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS). By backward 2000 the aboriginal beta versions of .NET 1.0 were released.

Windows XP (including account packs) does not appear with any adaptation of the .NET Framework installed.[2] Adaptation 3.0 of the .NET Framework is included with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. Adaptation 3.5 is included with Windows 7, and can aswell be installed on Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 ancestors of operating systems.[3] On 12 April 2010, .NET Framework 4 was appear alongside Visual Studio 2010.

The .NET Framework ancestors aswell includes two versions for adaptable or anchored accessory use. A bargain adaptation of the framework, the .NET Compact Framework, is accessible on Windows CE platforms, including Windows Adaptable accessories such as smartphones. Additionally, the .NET Micro Framework is targeted at acutely resource-constrained devices.