A open-source version of Microsoft's .NET platform for ARM devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.). It runs in as little as 300KB of RAM compared to 12MB for the .NET Framework. The .NET Micro Framework ...

A client-only version of the .NET Framework that was introduced with .NET Framework 3.5. If an application requires the .NET Framework, it is often packaged with the ...

It’s been 17 years since Microsoft unveiled its .Net strategy at its Forum 2000 event. Although the resulting marketing blunders led to some confusion about exactly what .Net was—the name turned up on ...

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 ...

Last month, Microsoft announced it would open source more of its .NET programming framework and take it cross-platform to Linux and Mac. The centerpiece of this work is the .NET Core, the development ...

Microsoft is having compatability issues with the upcoming .Net Framework 2.0, but says the problem will not delay the release of the Visual Studio 2005 toolset planned for later this year.