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		jaywalk on Nov 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: .NET 6 Released Well, part of the problem with the naming for ASP.NET is that the .NET Framework version (WebForms) was simply called ASP.NET, so they couldn't just drop the "Core" like they did with .NET itself.

JasonCannon on Nov 8, 2021 | [–]

ASP.NET isn't only WebForms. It also covers the Razor engine as well as their WebAPI (API only).

merb on Nov 8, 2021 | [–]

btw. webforms is dead. thank god.

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