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What is .NET?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the funny-you-should-ask dept.

CyberBry writes "There's a great technical overview of Microsoft .NET over at arstechnica: "In a remarkable feat of journalistic sleight-of-hand, thousands of column inches in many "reputable" on-line publications have talked at length about .NET whilst remaining largely ignorant of its nature, purpose, and implementation. Ask what .NET is, and you'll receive a wide range of answers, few of them accurate, all of them conflicting. Confusion amongst the press is rampant. The more common claims made of .NET are that it's a Java rip-off, or that it's subscription software. The truth is somewhat different.""

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  1. Net by DraKKon · · Score: 1, Funny

    Pronunciation: 'net
    Function: noun
    Usage: often capital
    Etymology: Middle English nett, from Old English; akin to Old High German nezzi net
    Date: before 12th century
    1 a : an open-meshed fabric twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals b : something made of net: as (1) : a device for catching fish, birds, or insects (2) : a fabric barricade which divides a court in half (as in tennis or volleyball) and over which a ball or shuttlecock must be hit to be in play (3) : the fabric that encloses the sides and back of the goal in various games (as soccer or hockey)
    2 : an entrapping device or situation
    3 : something resembling a net in reticulation (as of lines, fibers, or figures)
    4 a : a group of communications stations operating under unified control b : NETWORK 4
    5 : INTERNET

    Oh.. DOT net... how silly of me

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  2. .NET is... by pq · · Score: 4, Funny
    .NET is just a way to catch the .FISH!
    Bwahahahahaha...

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  3. The truth behind the mystery... by The+G · · Score: 2, Funny

    .NET is mlife.
    --G

  4. What IS the .NET? by denzo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unfortunately, no one can be told what the .NET is. You have to see it for yourself.

    1. Re:What IS the .NET? by protein+folder · · Score: 2, Funny

      You know, I know this program doesn't exist. I know that when I try to use this program, .Net is telling my brain that it is juicy and delicious. After nine years, you know what I realize? Ignorance is bliss.

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      Your mind is squeezed by a blast of pain!
  5. .NET by WndrBr3d · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've converted the Article into a Word Document that can be found here.

    Wonderful article.

  6. SAT time: by base3 · · Score: 2, Funny
    .NET : MONOPOLY
    o (A) government : tax
    o (B) sponge : water
    o (C) car : travel
    o (D) tank : invasion
    o (E) girder : bridge

    This is a hard one! The good news is that the SAT has no guessing penalty.

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  7. Re:Question : what's the benefit ? by __past__ · · Score: 2, Funny
    what does .NET offer me that C++ libraries & frameworks such as MFC, Powerplant, cocoa and others don't?

    Hype?

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  8. Re:I honestly can't figure out by PhotoGuy · · Score: 3, Funny
    They seem to be touting portability, but what kind of portability? Certainly not inter-OS portability, that's for sure.
    It cdertainly *is* portable across operating systems; I can count at least *six* operating systems I'm sure it supports:
    • Windows 95
    • Windows 98
    • Windows ME
    • Windows NT
    • Windows 2000
    • Windows XP
    And I'm sure they will support several more operation systems (of their own creation, of course) in the future.

    -me
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  9. i don't care what .NET is by nameinuse2 · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... i'm wondering why it has to .SHOUT .AOL .STYLE

  10. Re:Real advantage? by PurpleBob · · Score: 3, Funny

    Or you can use Brainfuck.NET :)

    (I didn't make this, but I find it highly amusing. Yes, Brainfuck is an actual language, and this is an actual package that makes it compile to .NET.)

    Can I use BrainFuck.Net to write webservices?
    No. Well, probably not.

    Does BrainFuck.Net use the controversial Microsoft Passport system for authentication?
    No. The Brainfuck language has only 8 commands, and none of them are related to authenticating remote network users.

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