In this tutorial, we are going to cover the difference between .NET Core and .NET Framework. .NET framework is a software development framework that is designed and developed, and maintained by Microsoft. In 2002, the first version of the .net framework 1.0 was introduced. It is windows based framework and primarily runs on Windows devices. It is used to develop desktop applications, web-based applications, and web services. There are different programming languages are available on the .net framework like vb.net, c#, and etc. It supports more than 60 programming languages.