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Yes! The thing you're looking for is .NET Core.

• manigandham 5y ago
  The latest release is just called .NET 5 .NET Core was the name for the cross-platform version, but that's the default now and will be the future. No need to differentiate from the older Full Framework anymore.
  • pjc50 5y ago
    Microsoft naming strikes again. I suspect they're only dropping the "core" now because they can - below 4 there's a need to disambiguate versus .net Framework versions.
    • mattmanser 5y ago
      And the road between .net core 1 > .net core 2 > .net core 3 was extremely bumpy.
      • darrylb42 5y ago
        Not to mention there is no upgrade path from .Net Framework to Core. Major missing features like WCF are still an issue in .Net 6. Migrating is a long and slow processes. Luckily we can use .Net Standard 2.0 as a bridge for libraries.
        • pjmlp 5y ago
          Or features like how Assembly reloading and MSIL code generation works.