Expert: Srini Nagarajan - 12/26/2005

Question
Hi Nagarajan,

I was checking to know what is the .NET framework exactly. I understand that ASP.NET is just built over the .NET and that it uses all the web-technologies-services of .NET. So to do this I believe that they must use the same underlying Class Library as of the .NET to build ASP.NET technology. And also for us as users to develop ASP.NET applications we need to use this classes.

But the figure in the site
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpguide/html/cp...

shows that these 2 technologies are independent of each other (.NET and ASP.NET).

Can you please explain.

Thanks,
Kranthi.

Answer
Hi

.NET is a Framework... You can build either Windows or Web or WebServices or Mobile applications using .NET.  Windows application used for client/server enviornment.. where as WEB application used for building web sites... Web application uses ASP.NET Means .NET plus ASP (classic ASP's next version)..  

.NET got set of commands you will be using that in ASP/Web application.  

Check www.ASP.NET for more info on ASP.NET.

Happy programming!!

-Srini