.NET Core and .NET Framework are distinct frameworks for application development, with .NET Core being an open-source, cross-platform successor enabling developers to create applications on multiple operating systems like Linux, macOS, and Windows. In contrast, .NET Framework is a proprietary Microsoft framework that primarily targets Windows applications. While both frameworks offer different libraries and functionalities, .NET Core is recognized for its enhanced performance, scalability, and compatibility for modern cloud-based applications and microservices.

1. Difference between .NET Core and .NET Framework

2. Introduction
• We are all familiar with .NET Core, .NET Framework and how they have been leading
the programming world for building mobile, web-based and desktop applications.
• But wait, are they both same or have different infrastructure? You might be confused
about both of them and probably that’s why you’re here.
• This article will wipe out this confusion and shows you that there’s a strong borderline
between them.
• So, without wasting more time, let’s explore the differences between these two.

3. • Unlike the .NET Framework, the .NET Core has ASP.NET core, Windows Universal apps
as application models.
• The .NET Framework makes use of Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF),
windows forms and ASP.NET. Both have different classification and approaches for
structuring applications.
• The ASP.NET Core has more robustness and effective performance as it is the
enhanced version of the ASP.NET Framework.
• With ASP.NET Core, developers can swiftly build applications for multiple operating
systems (Linux, MacOS, and Windows).
1) Different Classification of Application Model

4. 2) Availability and Supportive Platform
• The .NET Core is free and open-source software released by famous Software
Company, NET foundation, whereas .NET Framework, released by Microsoft, it’s a
proprietary framework of Microsoft.
• .NET Core is the next generation framework that a Developer primarily uses for
developing applications without worrying about any license fee as compared to the
.NET Framework.
• .NET Core supports multiple operating systems such as Linux, Windows and MacOS
operating system and .NET Framework supports single cross-platform framework,
Windows. Thus, the .NET Core covers a larger radius as compared to its predecessor
NET Framework.

5. • In .NET Core, software developers can extensively use different libraries according to
the requirement of the desired application.
• CoreCLR is a .NET execution engine that includes garbage collector and assimilation of
machine code in .NET Core.
• The .NET Framework is also comprising of wide-range of libraries such as Framework
Class Library (a standard library that contains a group of reusable interfaces, classes,
and types) and Common Language Runtime (a component which is used to control
the execution of .NET programs).
• Apart from that, .NET Framework includes interoperability between different
programming languages.
3) Wide Range of Libraries

6. • With .NET Core, programmers have seamless options. they can build cloud-based
applications with strong scalable, configuration and compatible tools, which are a bit
ambiguous in the .NET Framework and needs proper research done before
implementation.
• Due to this sky-scraping performance of .NET core development, it is considered as an
advanced version of the .NET Framework for building microservices.
• The presence of numerous cross-platforms, frameworks, programming languages and
technologies in the .NET core permit developers to build customized microservices.
• The compatibility of the .NET core with Xamarin allows mobile app developers to
target all the cross-platforms in C# code. They exploit the tools of Xamarin to attain
the mobile features for multiple operating systems.
4) Seamless Options: Compatibility, Scalability, Configuration

7. • The dynamic approach of .NET Core development softens the life of developers.
• They find an easy way to test and deploy applications without paying for any extra
infrastructure adds to the cost-effectiveness in the development process.
• Hence, it is mature software that drastically reduces the pressure, time and money.
Both .NET Core and .NET Framework include different functionalities for building
applications but, the former has a thickset for building mobile and cloud-based
applications.
• Hope this short article explains the vivid difference between these two frameworks.
4) conclusion

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