Introduction to .NET Core

Last updated: Mon Apr 21 2025

.NET Core is a cross-platform, open-source framework developed by Microsoft for building modern web, desktop, cloud, and microservices applications. It’s known for performance, scalability, and flexibility.

Key Concepts

• CLR and Core Libraries
• ASP.NET Core Web API
• Dependency Injection
• Middleware Pipeline
• Cross-Platform Development

This note sets the stage for building scalable and performant applications using .NET Core.