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Welcome to .NET |
Getting started |
.NET |
richlander |
wpickett |
06/23/2016 |
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.net-technologies |
dotnet |
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Check out the "Getting Started with .NET Core" tutorials to learn how to create a simple .NET Core application. It only takes a few minutes to get your first app up and running.
Welcome to .NET! You can build any kind of application you want with .NET, from cloud to IoT to games. You can start building your next application today, for Windows, Linux, Android, macOS, and iOS. There are millions of developers that use .NET to power mission critical applications, personal apps and immersive games. You can write the next one.
You can develop apps and games on Windows, macOS and Linux. There are free tools that you can use to build apps or games and deploy them on servers or desktops or publish them to app stores. It's accessible to students and used by large businesses throughout the world.
There is always something new to learn or explore in the .NET community. Here's the latest news you may want to check out.
- Announcing .NET Framework 4.6.2
- Announcing .NET Core 1.0
- Announcing ASP.NET Core 1.0
- Open Source Xamarin, Ready for you!
- The week in .NET
- Thank you for watching dotnetConf 2016!
This documentation will show you how to build an app from scratch or finish one that you are already working on. Key sections you should check out:
Many parts of .NET are built by open source contributors. You can contribute to this .NET Documentation. You can also read the source of and contribute to .NET products, including .NET Core and Xamarin. Key projects from Microsoft have been contributed to the .NET Foundation.
Welcome to the .NET community. You can join other people who are already active in the .NET community, to find out what's new or ask for help.