by Raj Ramachandran

Winter is coming soon! And so is .Net 5.0. This November, Microsoft is releasing .Net 5.0 GA (General Availability). So what’s the furor about it? After all, Microsoft releases something or the other and its various upgraded versions from time to time. Well, .Net 5.0 is a developer’s dream as it combines the features of both .Net Core and .Net Framework. This enhancement helps developers optimize efforts to modernize legacy .NET solutions in a manner compatible with emerging .NET technology. A few key features of .Net 5.0 functionalities include: 1. Cross-Platform implementation with ANY device 2. Open source and community oriented 3. Supports all key platform features for .Net Core, Xamarin, .Net Framework, and Mono 4. Support for platform-specific features like Windows forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) on Windows 5. Availability of Java interoperability 6. Both AOT (Ahead-ofTime) and JIT (Just-inTime) compilation models will be available. For more information on this topic, please visit https:// devblogs.microsoft.com/ dotnet/introducing-net-5/