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The .Net Core cross platform modern

.NET Core is the modern, cross-platform successor to .NET Framework, first released in 2016. It runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

  • Cross-platform: Same code runs on all major OS
  • Open source: Full source code on GitHub
  • Performance: Highly optimized for modern hardware
  • Side-by-side installation: Different versions can coexist
  • Self-contained deployments: Include runtime with app
  • ASP.NET Core web applications
  • Console applications
  • Microservices
  • Cloud-native applications
Terminal window
# Create a new .NET Core console app
dotnet new console -n MyCoreApp
cd MyCoreApp
dotnet run