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It is basically the standard library for C#/F#/VB.NET applications.

• mikewarot 5y ago
  I've never had to use it in my code, but I've had plenty of problems with its use in applications. It always seemed to me that it was Microsoft's attempt to lock people into Windows forever.
  • hu3 5y ago
    .NET Linux support was announced a few years ago. > It always seemed to me that it was Microsoft's attempt to lock people into Windows forever.
    • mmphosis 5y ago
      I have a Windows .exe program that requires .NET and I have yet to figure out how to run this in Wine. I tried installing various versions of .NET in Wine but it was a nightmare. I also tried installing Mono the .NET for Linux? Mono didn't help getting the .exe running. I am only locked into Windows by this one .exe that I need to run.
  • cyral 5y ago
    > It always seemed to me that it was Microsoft's attempt to lock people into Windows forever. It has had first-class support for Linux and MacOS for the past five years so that certainly isn't the case these days. I actually develop C# applications on Mac and run them in production on Ubuntu, no Windows involved in the toolchain anymore.