hi everyone today we're going to talk about microsoft's.net framework and why it's worth learning more about it so if you're interested in software development or just curious about what dotnet is let's dive in the.net framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft that provides a platform for building and running various applications including desktop web and mobile apps its main purpose is to provide a common set of libraries and apis for developers to use making it easier to build and maintain applications one main feature that makes the.net framework so popular among developers is its support from multiple programming languages developers can write their source code in the language they're familiar with such as c-sharp Visual Basic or F-sharp it's even possible to use.net with a popular Python language if you use python.net another important feature of the.net framework is security the framework includes built-in security features that help protect against the various security threats such as malicious code data theft and unauthorized access to sensitive information developers who create software using.net will rely on several components to make their jobs easier some of the main components you'll likely encounter in developing a.net app are CLR the common language runtime fcl the framework class Library [Music] c-sharp.nix bespoke programming language vb.net Visual Basic for.net asp.net the.net web development platform Windows forms that make desktop app design simple WPF the windows presentation Foundation Entity framework providing easy database work without SQL link or language integrated query WCF Windows communication Foundation CLI the.net command line interface these are just a few of the many components and features available in the.net framework there's always something new to learn and explore there are three main flavors of.net each with its own strengths and use cases this.net framework which is the classic flavor of.net then there's.net core the cross-platform flavor now that's just called.net and finally there's xamarin which is the native mobile flavor of.net as with any software toolset there are bound to be bugs either in.net itself or in the apps developed using the system so let's look at some common issues you may face either as a.net developer or somebody using apps made with.net common issues for developers include package management issues performance issues and deployment issues for users issues can arise from error messages poor performance.net framework mismatches and general.net app crashes whether you love it or hate it.net is sure to be around for many years and on most devices you use if you decide to make your own software it's definitely an option that should be on your shortlist that's it for today's video if you found it helpful make sure to give it a thumbs up and subscribe for more content like this there's an in-depth and comprehensive article in the description below if you want to know more about dotnet Beyond this basic overview so check it out see you next time