If you ask a developer today about the .NET Framework, they are likely talking about .NET 6, 7, or 8—modern, open-source, cross-platform powerhouses. But if you trace the lineage of the modern Windows ecosystem back to its "Big Bang," you arrive at a singular release in late 2005:
In 2017, Microsoft released , a major shift toward making .NET open-source and cross-platform (running on Windows, Linux, and macOS) . microsoft net framework version 20
| Version | End of Mainstream Support | End of Extended Support | |---------|--------------------------|--------------------------| | .NET 2.0 SP2 | July 12, 2011 | (Extended) | | .NET 2.0 (original) | December 14, 2010 | December 14, 2010 | If you ask a developer today about the