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Dot Net
May 29, 2021

Dot Net

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with .NET

.Net (Dot Net) is a platform which provides a wide range of methods and interfaces upon which to build quality software. It consists of two parts:
1. The end-user part which when installed enables software build upon it, to run on the computer. This comes preinstalled on most Windows platforms, but you still are highly advised to download and install needed security updates, as well as upgrades to newer versions (current version is 5).
2. The programmer's part, which comes as a package with the Visual Studio IDE, and enables the developer to build their program/app upon its platform.
  • Has many methods, allowing for easy programming.
  • Is regularly updated to ensure security.
  • Is very widely used and has lots of information readily available online.
  • It is quite a big package.
  • When using it to build a program, it requires the package to be installed in order for the software to work.
  • It's a Swiss Army knife for programming
  • It has very good debugging
  • Integration with Git
  • IntelySense gives suggestions as you type, making it quicker and avoiding typing mistakes.
  • It gives very good explanations for debugging.
  • It allows testing within the actual programming environment.
  • Notepad++
.Net is multi-platform and integrates many languages which makes it a one stop universal platform for everything. It further allows for easy collaboration and interfaces with Git for version control. It also has a very elaborate variety of extensions making the possibilities virtually unlimited. The help you can get online is overwhelming including many dedicated forums.

Do you think .NET delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with .NET's feature set?

Yes

Did .NET live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of .NET go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy .NET again?

Yes

It is very suited as a basis for programming in a variety of programming languages and on a variety of platforms. Starting from C, C++, via C# and HTML with CSS through to the modern languages such as Python. It supports platforms such as PC, tablet and smartphone as well as cloud, whether based on Microsoft, Linux, Android or iOS and more.