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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...

    --
    "I will take the Ring," he said, "though I do not know the way."
  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.