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Characteristics of .NET
I am expected to do a bit of research into the characteristics of .NET. If somebody can tell me what they are that would really help me in focusing on those points during my research.
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I have heard that the product life cycle support of Microsoft is longer than the average support extended by any other product company. Please check out this link which contains information of all the products released by MS and its life cycle support. Check out .net 1.1 , .net 2.0, .net 3.0 life cycles in the link. It extends for about 10-15 years from now !!!
Oops !! the link
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeselectindex
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Java supports a diverse set of Operating systems while .NET mainly focuses on Windows OS. As a result what benefits does each other has?
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I did read the link that existenz2 suggested. But i dont seem to quite understand what managed code is.
yeah i read that Wiki link. The information is not very clear
here is an excellent write up about managed code. Talks starting from the beginning of time :)
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/visualbasic/dotnet/archives/day-1-introduction-to-managed-code-and-the-net-infrastructure-6588
here is an excellent write up about managed code. Talks starting from the beginning of time :)
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/visualbasic/dotnet/archives/day-1-introduction-to-managed-code-and-the-net-infrastructure-6588
Well its an interesting question you asked abt interoperability. JVM can be installed in a variety of OS but why not .net
The reason is that no one has written a .net framework version for Linux or unix. Microsoft doesnt want to invest on developping it. So as long as someone can develop a CLR that runs on another platform, the MSIL code that is generated should able to run an any platform. Right now it runs only on Windows OS
The reason is that no one has written a .net framework version for Linux or unix. Microsoft doesnt want to invest on developping it. So as long as someone can develop a CLR that runs on another platform, the MSIL code that is generated should able to run an any platform. Right now it runs only on Windows OS
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What do u mean by "Windows Support : Windows gives an average support cycle of 10-15 years on its products like .Net framework. It is more than the average support time for any framework in the industry"?