ASP.NET

As explained in ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e

ASP.NET is Microsoft's legacy web application framework for the .NET ecosystem, preceding ASP.NET Core.

ASP.NET is Microsoft’s earlier web application framework for the .NET ecosystem. It depends on the Windows-only .NET Framework, so applications built with it are tied to Windows rather than cross-platform runtimes. section 2.2

ASP.NET Core is the modern reworking of ASP.NET. It was designed around cross-platform execution, modular architecture, open-source development, web standards, and current deployment patterns such as cloud environments. section 1.3 section 2.2

Figure 2.2 The relationships among ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET, .NET Core/.NET 5+, and .NET Framework. ASP.NET Core runs on .NET Core and .NET 5+, so it can run cross-platform. Conversely, ASP.NET runs on .NET Framework only, so it’s tied to the Windows OS.

Use the relationship diagram to distinguish ASP.NET on .NET Framework from ASP.NET Core on .NET Core and .NET 5+. section 2.2

How ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e covers it

How deep it goes

Defines ASP.NET through its platform relationship and contrasts it with ASP.NET Core, without detailing application programming models.

Examples

Uses a platform relationship figure to compare ASP.NET and ASP.NET Core across Windows and cross-platform runtimes.

What it assumes

Assumes basic awareness of .NET platforms and introduces the distinction between .NET Framework, .NET Core, and .NET 5+.

What you can do after

Evaluate whether a legacy ASP.NET application belongs to the Windows-only .NET Framework or should be considered for ASP.NET Core.

How it connects

Connects ASP.NET with .NET Framework, ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, and .NET 5+.

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Related concepts

• Giraffeused by · Giraffe is an F# web framework that provides a lightweight functional interface for building applications on ASP.NET.
• ASP.NET Corealternative to · ASP.NET Core is Microsoft’s cross-platform, open-source framework for building web applications and services on the .NET platform.
• System.Web.dlluses · System.Web.dll is the .NET Framework assembly that supplies the core ASP.NET Web Forms and classic ASP.NET web infrastructure.
• F#used by · F# is a statically typed, functional-first, multiparadigm programming language in the .NET ecosystem.

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