The Current Status and Future of the Dot Net &.Net Core
Currently, there are extensive small to large-scale companies, which use the .NET framework as their primary technology.
And, whenever Microsoft announces to stop support services for a specific version, people misunderstood it as the end of .NET development.
Although, Microsoft has never announced a complete dead-end to .NET and assures to provide more authentic releases in the future.
So, let’s read further to know, is .NET really ending and if not, what it holds for the future.
Why Currently People are considering .NET Framework Dead?
Recently Microsoft has released an update about discontinuing the support for the 5.0 .NET version(Core).
From the date of this press release, many people are considering .NET as an irrelevant development technology, which has no future.
However, this is not true at all. .NET framework is not dead.
Also, the end of the .NET framework doesn’t refer to the end of the .NET Core, as both these technologies have their own features and development mechanisms.
Let’s find out the reason, why some people started considering .NET dead.
.NET 5 was a Current version release. And, according to Microsoft .NET policies, current versions are only getting maximum support for 18 months. Once the time period is over, Microsoft stops the dedicated support services for that particular version.
That’s why most people think the end of the .NET 5.0 was a full stop to the overall .NET ecosystem.
However, developers still use the previous .NET framework versions as listed below, as they are compatible with devices and allow to the craft of feature-rich business applications.
- .NET Framework 4.5 and its point releases (4.5.1 and 4.5.2).
- .NET Framework 4.6 and its point releases (4.6.1 and 4.6.2).
- .NET Framework 4.7 and its point releases (4.7.1 and 4.7.2).
- .NET Framework 4.8 (Recommended)
Furthermore, in the future, you can see the .NET 6.0 LTS release, which will only get support for three years. Although, Microsoft doesn’t let its users suffer, as its new 7.0 version is going to release in November 2022 and .NET 8.0 is also in the queue for 2023.
Therefore, if you ever go through an article about the ending of the .NET framework, you will know that it’s about the end of dedicated Microsoft support, not the complete .NET environment.
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Originally published at https://positiwise.com on May 20, 2022.
