♦ Before .net technology under Microsoft family we have 3 popular technologies , they are
1. VB
2. VC ++
3. ASP
♦ Using VB and VC++ we can develop only windows applications. Using ASP we can develop only web applications.
♦ These technologies are having some of the drawbacks like below.
1. Platform Dependency
♦ These technologies will work only on windows operating system.
♦ Not supporting to develop multi type of applications
♦ Using VB , VC++ we can develop only windows applications and using ASP we can develop only web applications.
♦ In the year 1995 Sun Micro System has introduced a technology called JAVA.
♦ Java is a platform independent technology and framework technology.
♦ Because of above advantages in JAVA, Microsoft existing clients are attracting towards a technology called java.
♦ To overcome this Microsoft has announced about .net technology first time in the year 1998 in a meeting called PDC (Professionals Developers Conference).
♦ In this meeting Microsoft has announced about .net features like below.
.Net will be platform independent technology
.Net will be framework technology
.Net is supporting for multiple programming languages.
♦ From 1998 – 2002 Microsoft R & D team has designed .Net technology. Finally they have released first version of .net that is .Net 1.0 in the year 2002.