What is .NET Framework?

.NET Framework is a complete environment that permits developers to develop, run, and deploy the following applications:

    Windows services

    Console applications

    Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications

    Web applications (ASP.NET applications)

    Web services

    Windows Forms applications

    Service-oriented applications using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

    Workflow-enabled applications using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)

.NET Framework also enables a developer to make sharable components to be used in distributed computing architecture. NET Framework handles the object-oriented programming model for multiple languages, like Visual C#, Visual Basic, and Visual C++. .NET Framework supports multiple programming languages in a manner that permits language interoperability. This implies that every language can use the code written in some other language.