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.NET Framework

The .NET Framework is a popular development platform for building apps for Windows, Windows Store, Windows Phone, Windows Server, and Windows Azure. The .NET Framework platform includes the C# and Visual Basic programming languages, the common language runtime, and an extensive class library.

.NET Tools and SDKs

Windows Azure SDK
Windows Phone SDK
Portable Library Tools
More Visual Studio Downloads

Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
Visual Studio Express 2012 for Web

What's New with .NET Framework

.NET Framework

Easy content templates for Orchard, take 2
Placement.info is an XML file that orchestrates the different parts of a content item and sends each of the shapes they create into specific local con... more

Protect your Queryable API with Validation feature in ASP.NET Web API OData
In the previous blog post , you can see how easy it is to enable OData query syntax for a particular action using Web API OData. Simply add a Queryabl... more

Creating simple custom Orchard widgets
If you want to create a simple widget in Orchard, such as a box of social links, you have three possibilities: Find a module on the gallery or write o... more

Cross Browser Debugging integrated into Visual Studio with BrowserStack
TL;DR - To Long Didn't Read Version BrowserStack Integrated into Visual Studio From a debug session inside Visual Studio 2012 today , click the dr... more

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	.NET Framework Development Guide Learn how to create, configure, debug, secure, and deploy your .NET Framework apps with our roadmap. Check out the how-to and walkthrough directory to find the code examples that you need. Also learn how to write cross-platform libraries with Portable Class Libraries.
	What’s New in the .NET Framework 4.5 Read about the many new features and enhancements, including the new asynchronous programming model, the new HTTP API, Workflow authoring and versioning enhancements, and support for creating Windows Store apps.
	Developing Apps for Microsoft Platforms Visit MSDN to learn about creating apps that build your business, for Windows Store, Windows Phone, and Windows Azure.

.NET Framework Downloads

.NET Framework 4.5
.NET Framework 4.5 Language Pack
.NET Framework 4
.NET Framework 3.5 SP1
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Who’s Talking about .NET?

.NET Framework Blog
.NET Framework Forums
stackoverflow
UserVoice
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.NET Libraries (NuGet)

EntityFramework
Microsoft ASP.NET Web API
Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 4
Microsoft ASP.NET Web Pages 2
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 HTTP Client
NuGet Must-Haves

Microsoft Platforms

Windows
Windows Phone
Windows Azure
Microsoft Office
Windows Server

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