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History of Microsoft .NET Framework

Before we move ahead to deal with .NET Framework, let us have a look at the history of .Net Framework.

Microsoft started development of the .NET Framework [.NetFx] in the late 1990’s with the code name "Next Generation Windows Services [NGWS]."

First beta version of .NetFx was released in November 2000. There after, Microsoft has released many versions of .NetFx to make .NetFx more effective and also developer friendly.

Version Name	Version Number	Release Date
1.0 Beta 1	1.0.xxxx.0	Nov - 2000
1.0 Beta 2	1.0.2914.0	20-Jun-2001
1.0 RTM	1.0.3705.0	05-Jan-2002
1.0 SP1	1.0.3705.209	19-Mar-2002
1.0 SP2	1.0.3705.288	07-Aug-2002
1.0 SP3	1.0.3705.6018	31-Aug-2004
1.1 SP1	1.1.4322.2032	30-Aug-2004
1.1 SP1 (Windows Server 2003 Version)	1.1.4322.2300	30-Mar-2005
2.0 RTM	2.0.50727.42	07-Nov-2005
3.0 RTM	3.0.4506.30	06-Nov-2006

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Title: The Essence of Microsoft's .NET Framework
Name: Jagannath
Date: 1/6/2009 4:43:34 AM
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Excellent Presentation of Evolution of Indigo/WCF + Basics

(Attended your Session on Basics of DOTNET @ Synergy(Ravi Pola)

Title: The Essence of .net framework
Name: Sridhar
Date: 8/6/2008 3:46:30 AM
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"Every developer of Microsoft technologies has come across Win32 Application Programming Interface [API] and the Principle API of all the Microsoft windows operating systems. But in upcoming versions of Microsoft Operating Systems, such as Windows Vista, Win32 API will no longer be the principal API."

This is not true. The number of new Win32 APIs in Vista/Server 2008 indicate that contrary to what you are claiming, there is a lot of new work/innovation going on with respect to native code and programming models.

Also please refer any code that runs outside the CLR as "native" code. Unmanaged is not the right way to describe it as most languages (non-.net) have ways (better?) to handle their state, not to mention memory and resources.

Title: The Essence of Microsoft's .NET Framework
Name: Venkat
Date: 5/23/2008 8:50:29 AM
Comment:
Its really very good article and excellent prasentation

Title: .NET Framework 3.0 [WinFx] - Here It Goes…
Name: Dileep
Date: 12/12/2007 6:31:00 AM
Comment:
good information and presentation..
u r always great in ur presentations..

dileep (your student in .net ur fan always)

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Date: 2/16/2007 2:11:20 PM
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wonderful article content provided in sequential sorted order, expecting more articles on windows workflow foundation.