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

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  2. 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.

  3. 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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  4. 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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