- For the current framework, see: ASP.NET
ASP.NET Core is a free and open-source web framework, and the next generation of ASP.NET, developed by Microsoft and the community. It is a modular framework that runs on both the full .NET Framework, on Windows, and the cross-platform .NET Core.
The framework is a complete rewrite that unites the previously separate ASP.NET MVC and Web API into a single programming model.
Despite being a new framework, built on a new web stack, it does have a high degree of concept compatibility with ASP.NET MVC.
Naming
Originally deemed ASP.NET vNext, the framework was going to be called ASP.NET 5 when ready. However, in order to avoid implying it is an update to the existing ASP.NET framework, Microsoft later changed the name to ASP.NET Core at the 1.0 release.[1]
Features
- No-compile developer experience
- Modular framework distributed as NuGet packages
- Cloud-optimized runtime
- Host-agnostic via Open Web Interface for .NET (OWIN) support[2][3] - runs in IIS or standalone
Components
- Entity Framework (EF) Core
- Identity Core
- MVC Core
- Razor Core
