Basics of .NET

.Net framework is framework developed by Microsoft that runs on their all Microsoft windows. It is the framework that has its own framework library. We can say that Microsoft. .Net framework is a platform that provides tools and technologies that needs to build networked applications and distributed web services and web applications. It provides a way to run any type of language that conforms to its common language specification (CLS). The main two components of .net framework are common language runtime and .Net class library.

The .net framework includes servers like: building block services, such as web based data storage and device storage. It also includes passports, Microsoft’s fill-in-the-form-only-once verification service.

.Net platform is designed to provide various benefits to us. The ability to make entire range of computing devices work together and to have user information updated automatically. This is also used to increase interactive capability of websites enabled by greater use of XML rather than HTML. It is used to provide centralized data storage that increases efficiency and access to information. It has the ability to integrate various communication media such as email, faxes and telephones. It is also beneficial for creating reusable modules which should increase the productivity and the number of programming errors.

.net framework includes two versions one for mobile or embedded device use. A reduced version of .net framework family that is also known as .net compact framework is available on windows CE platforms, including windows mobile device services such as Smartphone.

We are talking about the scope of.Net in India’s IT industry. As a .net developer you have better job opportunities in India. With experience the salary package for this job increases definitely. Some noticeable trends are the disappearance of VB.NET, Windows Forms and Silver light and the appearance of HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript and Windows Store Apps.  If you look today, Microsoft is focusing on .NET 4.5 with Visual Studio 2012. Visual Studio 2012 perhaps is one of the best products to build Windows and Web software applications. So there is better place for you if you have good knowledge of .net tactics and technologies.