I only write C# code (I love its syntax), but I really like the general idea to write different parts of a product in different languages. You can write a math library in F#, a GUI in C# and backend in VB and everything will work great together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a Windows only framework, which disallow you to develop under *nix like system and then reduces the scalability of your code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to install. Does not require configuration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Needs rebooting the computer and needs a lot of space on the hard drive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft provides solid tooling and one of the best IDE's in the industry for working in .NET Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Until the move to .NET Core, there is no native way to go cross platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

My most favourite introduction is the async and await keywords. For years asynchronous programming has been complicated when it came to using preexisting async apis like TPL. Developers knew the benefit of writing code asynchronously but the complications it present when it came to using the tasks libraries and the new paradigms made it a bit difficult for some to adapt. With the advent of the async and await keyword though writing async code has never been easier. it's basically one of the simplest methods of writing such code in any language and the compiler itself handles all the other issues for you. Im also happy that they finally bundled compression/zip capabilities into the framework so we don't have to use external libraries anymore for such simple tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main issue I have had so far with .Net 4.5 it's ability to break existing apps that are running on older APIs. Microsoft has done reviews of several projects and setups and they have deemed that majority of projects wont have issues upgrading however there still stands a chance that several older apps will break once they are updated. I think it's paramount that Microsoft ensure that when they are deploying new features they ensure that they take key consideration in enforcing rules for backward compatibility as many developers and companies have existing infrastructure built on this framework and it's alot of technical debt to be fixing broken code due to a framework update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft's .NET Framework is a software framework that allows developers to create applications and programs for Windows products. Nowadays, this allows users to create apps that will run on all kinds of platforms: Windows Phone, Tablets, and Windows 10. I've used the .NET framework in the past in conjunction with Visual C++ to create desktop applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Microsoft's .NET in general was created with the idea of creating apps specifically for Windows. This is not ideal, if you plan on creating your application for other operating system (either desktop or mobile). For that reason, it is hard to recommend creating a project using the .NET framework exclusively. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has many tools, good code, updates, and is very easy to use. I consider it a quite comprehensive tool for developing my applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It costs a lot. Updates happen very quickly. You don't finish learning the latest thing and there's already something new. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

.Net 4.5 adds many new great features such as Cryptography, ADO.Net, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows Workflow Foundation. I have made some great client-based applications with WPF. The WPF feature allows for many options when creating an interface. It offers nice improvements for C# developers. It is just the latest and greatest release in the .Net library until 5.0 is released. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are always compatibility issues which limit upgrading from the older versions. .Net 4.5 does not support Windows CE. I have also noticed issues when interacting with Java. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The .Net library is massive and helps you save so much time when working on a project. Too bad thread-safe collections aren't available out of the box to help you save even more time. It has everything you need to create any size of application (from a tool to a massive application). So many connectors are available to interface your application with a Database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For form applications, event handling should be easier and not require "delegates". Microsoft should have also improved Visual Studio to provide the same features as Resharper. Creating ASP.Net Websites isn't as enjoyable as other languages like PHP. You can clearly see that the language wasn't meant for Web applications first but was adapted, which makes it tricky out of the box. Probably using a framework will make it much easier. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

4.5 has much better background garbage collection at server makes the application to run faster. The Managed Extensibility Framework ( MEF) in .NET 4.5 has support for generic types. WCF framework was also improved in 4.5 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

4.5 had all the features and benefits we were looking for in our application development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Documentation of the .net framework was very good for a first time user and finding out the information required Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Complex startup for small projects, would be better for small/ simple project creation options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.