Home Library Learn Downloads Support Community
Sign in | United States - English | |
34 out of 44 rated this helpful - Rate this topic

.NET Framework 4.5 RC

.NET Framework 4.5

[This documentation is for preview only, and is subject to change in later releases. Blank topics are included as placeholders.]

Welcome to the .NET Framework 4.5 RC. The .NET Framework is an integral Windows component that supports building and running the next generation of applications and web services. The key components of the .NET Framework are the common language runtime (CLR) and the .NET Framework class library, which includes ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). The .NET Framework provides a managed execution environment, simplified development and deployment, and integration with a wide variety of programming languages.

For download information and links, see Installing the .NET Framework 4.5 RC. For a general introduction to the .NET Framework for both users and developers, see Getting Started with the .NET Framework. For an introduction to the architecture and key features of the .NET Framework, see Overview of the .NET Framework.

The documentation for the .NET Framework includes an extensive class library reference, conceptual overviews, step-by-step procedures, and information about samples, compilers, and command-line tools. To locate the information that interests you, see the following list of main topic areas.

Getting Started with the .NET Framework

Provides a comprehensive overview of the .NET Framework and links to additional resources.

What's New in the .NET Framework 4.5 RC

Describes key new features and changes in the latest version of the .NET Framework. Includes lists of new and obsolete types and members, and provides a guide for migrating your applications from the previous version of the .NET Framework.

.NET Framework Development Guide

Provides a guide to all key technology areas and tasks for application development, including creating, configuring, debugging, securing, and deploying your application, and information about dynamic programming, interoperability, extensibility, memory management, and threading.

.NET Framework Tools

Describes the tools that help you develop, configure, and deploy applications by using .NET Framework technologies.

.NET Framework Samples

Provides links to the MSDN Code Samples Gallery for sample applications that demonstrate .NET Framework technologies.

.NET Framework Class Library

Supplies syntax, code examples, and related information for each class contained in the .NET Framework namespaces.

Did you find this helpful?
(1500 characters remaining)
Community Content Add
Annotations FAQ
Add "new icon" beside new members in .net framework
$0It would be very useful if new members in .net framework class library reference documentation had a special "new" icon (new assemblies, namespacess, properties, methods, events etc. that have been newly added or significantly changed in the new version of .net framework)...$0
History