Difference between asp.net and asp.net core?

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Sachin Singh · Answer

Earlier we need to use projcts like MONO to host .net application into other platforms than windows but with core you can develop a application that could be hosted on every platform , also for cloud and service oriented architecture core is the priority , containers and Microservices always comes together and .net core works well with containers too. I hope you got the point.

Mahesh Chand · Answer

There are two .NET - .NET Framework and .NET Core. .NET Framework is .NET that has been evolved over years. But after .NET Framework 4.6.x, there will be no new versions of .NET Framework. ASP.NET is the sub system of .NET Framework to build Web applications. .NET Core is a new .NET that is open source and supports mulitple platforms including macOS, Windows, and Linux. This is currently .NET Core 3.x. ASP.NET Core is the subsystem of .NET Core to build ASP.NET based Web applications. Late last year, Microsoft merged both and announced .NET 5, that is the only version going forward. It is extension of .NET Core and also will have some supporting libraries and functionality of .NET Framework. Read this article to learn more: https://www.c-sharpcorner.com/article/future-of-dot-net/

Rijwan Ansari · Answer

ASP.Net comes with two options: ASP.Net Framework and ASP.Net core. In terms of coding both are similar as we can find most of the libraries and package for both. Prime difference is in deployed platform, ASP.NET framework is deployed in window server or window enviromenent, and .asp.net core can be deployed to any OS, linux, window, mac etc. Considering modern trends, asp.net core is more popular and new .net.