Overview of the .NET Framework
This section provides conceptual overviews of the key features of the .NET Framework, including the common language runtime, the .NET Framework class library, and cross-language interoperability.
In This Section
- .NET Framework Conceptual Overview
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Introduces the .NET Framework architecture and its components.
- Common Language Runtime
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Explains the features and benefits of the common language runtime, a run-time environment that manages the execution of code and provides services that simplify the development process.
- Common Type System
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Identifies the types supported by the common language runtime.
- Metadata and Self-Describing Components
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Explains how the .NET Framework simplifies component interoperation by allowing compilers to emit additional declarative information, or metadata, into all modules and assemblies.
- Cross-Language Interoperability
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Explains how managed objects created in different programming languages can interact with one another.
- Assemblies in the Common Language Runtime
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Defines the concept of assemblies, which are collections of types and resources that form logical units of functionality. Assemblies are the fundamental units of deployment, version control, reuse, activation scoping, and security permissions.
- Application Domains
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Explains how to use application domains to provide isolation between applications.
- .NET Framework Class Library Overview
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Introduces the library of types provided by the .NET Framework, which expedites and optimizes the development process and gives you access to system functionality.
- Runtime Hosts
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Describes the runtime hosts supported by the .NET Framework, including ASP.NET, Internet Explorer, and shell executables.