𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬+ 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 .𝗡𝗘𝗧: 𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝟭.𝟬
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Web Forms, WinForms, ADO.NET
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Event-driven Web Forms, first fully managed platform for Windows apps.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟱 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝟮.𝟬
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: ASP.NET Master Pages, Generics, Partial Classes
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Improved UI reusability and better code structure.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟴 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝟯.𝟱
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: LINQ, ASP.NET AJAX, WCF
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Data querying with LINQ, REST/SOAP services with WCF.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟬 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝟰.𝟬
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Parallel LINQ (PLINQ), MEF, Task Parallel Library
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Simplified multithreading and modular app development.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝟰.𝟱
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: async/await keywords, Web API
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Asynchronous programming made easy; REST APIs introduced.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟭.𝟬
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Cross-platform .NET, Command-line tooling
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Runs on Windows, Linux, macOS; open-source, modular.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟮.𝟬
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Razor Pages, SignalR
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Simplified web page creation; real-time apps with SignalR.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟯.𝟬
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Windows Desktop Support, gRPC
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: WPF/WinForms on Core, faster microservices.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝟱 (𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀)
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: C# 9, Source Generators, Single .NET platform
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Unified .NET for desktop, web, cloud, mobile.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝟲 (𝗟𝗧𝗦)
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Minimal APIs, MAUI Preview
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Blazing fast web APIs, cross-platform native UI.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝟳
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: MAUI GA, .NET Upgrade Assistant
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Full support for mobile/desktop; improved performance.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝟴 (𝗟𝗧𝗦)
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Blazor Full Stack, Native AOT
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: End-to-end C# for frontend/backend, compiled native apps.
📅 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 – .𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝟭𝟬 (𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄)
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵: Blazor State Persistence, Minimal APIs Validation, MAUI Improvements
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Passkey login support, JSON serialization validation, native diagnostics, file-based apps.
🔁 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁
𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮–𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟱): Drag-and-drop UI, heavy lifecycle
𝗠𝗩𝗖 (𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟵–𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟵): Clean architecture, testability
𝗥𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 & 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝗣𝗜 (𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟳–𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁): Lightweight, modern
𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗿 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬–𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁): Full-stack C# (no JS required)
𝗠𝗔𝗨𝗜 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮–𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁): Single codebase for mobile & desktop
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