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Yes, but that parent has a point: that new LTS is 3 years of support. Which is not that "long term". We're on .NET 6 now, because it's LTS. But as of today, it
by SideburnsOfDoom 3y ago
Yes, but that parent has a point: that new LTS is 3 years of support. Which is not that "long term".
We're on .NET 6 now, because it's LTS. But as of today, it has 1 more year of support (1)
.NET Framework 4.8 as an OS component, is actually supported for longer - no end date given (2).
Note that .NET Framework 4.6.2 is supported until Jan 12, 2027 - that's longer than .NET 6 and 7, and maybe 8
1) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-net-and-net-core https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microso...
2) https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-net-framework https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microso...
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- nightski 3y agoIf you care about support, within 3 years you'll likely need to update dependencies as well which means a recompile. You might as well change your target at that time. Honestly the breaking changes have been pretty minimal lately and it's pretty trivial to upgrade.