Microsoft .NET Framework Reviews

Basically all my development work is done with .NET Framework. It's web services, data processing, get web APIs, and also web development. I work as an IT development manager and am also an architect. 

The ease of use, the richness of the libraries and basically the good tools are all valuable features. Most important are the very good development tools that Microsoft has, it's a good environment.

Things could always be a little easier and smoother. You'll sometimes find bugs but because I'm using an older version these bugs have already been fixed in later versions. The .NET open source community is very small and it would be nice if it were larger. I know Microsoft is now contributing a lot, but in other languages there's not too many frameworks that are not Microsoft. It would be good to have a richer environment for that.

The solution could include an open source framework as an additional feature, I can't think of anything else. 

I've been using the solution for a total of about 15 years, although I had a break from it for a while.

The stability is fine. 

I think scalability is more a matter of architecture. One of the things possibly missing is, as already mentioned, open source framework. You can use Kubernetes or something called Orleans but there's not too much richness in that area, but there are solutions. Scalability is a matter of architecture, it's not a matter of programming language.

I have an option for technical support but haven't used it. I generally find my solutions on the internet. 

The new versions are really, really easy and smooth and they get their updates. I'm migrating now from an older to a newer version and the setup is very easy. The old version had some glitches. I think the setup of the tool is fairly easy.

My advice is that C# is a very rich language with lots of advanced facilities, which makes it easier to develop by not being too complex. There are a lot of libraries in out-of-the- box .NET Frameworks, which gives you tools to do almost anything you need and there are extension libraries for most of the rest. It's not the same as Python which is a bit slower but has a lot of libraries because everybody writes libraries for Python. But most of the time I find what I need.

I would rate this product a 10 out of 10. 

The .NET Framework is the foundation for software design and development. This is the context that I use it in, and the perspective that I view the discussion about it.

Coming out of C++, the .NET Framework simplified operations dealing with the allocation and deallocation of memory spaces and the additional processing resources. Adding this feature to the .NET Framework has freed countless hours of leak management. 

The addition of generics to handle common functionality across types, and the more recent upgrade of the dataset to the Entity Framework, has cut development time drastically, while increasing quality and confidence between builds. Finally, the test framework allows for increased velocity. 

Most recently, the updates tot he Entity Framework, and the addition of the ability to work with mobile applications have also been huge additions

• Stronger security with respect to cloud issues
• Greater flexibility with data connections
• Better control
• Extensibility of the framework as a whole

Changes in technology generally happen faster than any single entity can keep up with. But the side-by-side Runyon capability handles most stability issues behind the scenes. 

Only the ones that were fixed. 

I have not had to use the support.

No.

It is straightforward. All the components are readily available.

Started as part of a school program.

I can't measure ROI, because I've never used a different technology stack.  Switching from one to another has not been an issue. 

Do your homework. Consider the partnership program.

No.

With the advent of IoT, combined with cross-platform development, the .Net framework becomes much more versatile. We should begin to see apps scaling down in size, but also (literally) covering more ground. 

I've been using the solution on the Microsoft Platform because it's very tied up with the Windows Server operating system, as it is with the Microsoft technologies. I would basically use the solution anytime that I wished to do something very efficient on Microsoft, building a software for example, which can be done on Microsoft Platform efficiently. I see the solution as the proper alternative to such programs as Java and Python. I prefer Microsoft.NET framework as it's actually tied with the Microsoft operating system and network.

So, the main advantage of the solution for me is that it's really tight. It starts with the component of the server side and proceeds to accessing the database. Work with it is really smooth with Microsoft technologies. There is no worry, no bother. Microsoft technologies is really straightforward.

Microsoft Platform is the only viable solution when I wish to do something that is not supposed to be cross-platform. This was the case later on with the .NET Core. Although we tried to obtain this on the Linux platform, we found things to be somewhat limited, as the .NET Core didn't mix very well with the Linux kernel. This is why we did not adopt it so much on Linux and prepared to do it with Python and Java, as the .NET Core was less powerful than the .NET Framework on Windows. As such, .NET Framework is better to use on Microsoft, on Windows Server. To me, Windows Server is actually the best when one wishes to do something for Windows Server but does not desire that it be cross-platform. It offers much integration. 

While Windows Server is always the best, the interoperability and, of course, cross-platform features could stand improvement. Ideally, the .NET Core should be made more efficient than it is at present. There is a need to be at the level of Java, for example, to truly overcome the weaknesses involved.

Price fraction on the Linux Platform and macOs Platform should also be taken into account. Then it will really be effective on those other platforms. 

It is of great concern to us that the solution is not very powerful on cross platform, at it impedes the ability to build and scale with it. There are many who would like to have their servers on Linux, since hosting Windows Server, even on VPS or in any hosting company, is very expensive. It will also be expensive in the long run. Keeping it secure will be expensive. It is cheaper and easier to get it secured, to get the best performances, with Linux. Most applications that our customer companies are using they wish to have on a server and then to access it from any type of tool, computer, or smartphone, which is what we would like for ourselves at the moment. Many are interested in the type of deployment whereby the application will be set on a server with web services.

For the .NET to really be at the level of some of the tools we are using now, it is better that Microsoft should start on the .NET Core so as to make it as powerful as possible on the main Linux distributions.

This would increase my rating of the solution.

If Microsoft could put the .NET Core at the level of the other platform I would even rate it as a nine out ten.

For the moment I can only give the product a rating of five out of ten since only some of the customers will be satisfied, those that have the financial resources for hosting a platform on Windows Server. They would need to finance a team that would work to keep everything running with security and to be capable of scaling up anytime they want. A dedicated strong team for this purpose costs money. 

While there are those companies that have the money and can afford this expenditure, others that don't will opt for the cheaper solution of using Linux, which has the potential for providing the same results. 

Moreover, I would like to have interoperability with AS400. We have not done many things with the .NET and prefer using certain other tools towards this end. When we want to work on AS400 we need to use some other tools for that on Windows. If Microsoft could resolve this issue it could attract a wider array of customers. We have very powerful software running on AS400, so the its interoperability capabilities are important to resolve.

I have been working with Microsoft.NET Framework for 20 years and I have been doing so since its inception. After having switched to open source I then reverted back to the solution. I have been using it since it came out with its early versions. 

Microsoft has tested the solution and our experience with it has shown us that, while it is not as fast as some of our other software-devoted platforms, it is very stable. It's integrated with the platform and very stable on Microsoft Platform. There are certain applications we build on it which work very well and we do not experience downtime.

The ability to build and scale with the solution is hampered by the absence of its cross-platform capabilities.

There is a need to choose the version being worked on and to obtain its appropriate components, at which point the installation will proceed as it usually does for Microsoft products. This is the point where the person must click repeatedly. The PowerShell commands can then be used. The person is presented with all the other Microsoft questions upon installation. When we work with the Linux system, we primarily prepare for use of PowerShell. 

I rate Microsoft.NET Framework as a five out of ten. 

Our primary use case is generally for clients that are enterprise-sized businesses like insurance companies or bit telecom companies in the US. They are generally the customers that use this solution and my company provides services to them. Our work is related to putting the solution together and implementing the whole thing end to end. A lot of companies are moving towards the cloud, so either it's AWS or Azure or Google. Google is not as popular as AWS, followed by Microsoft Azure. And of course there are a lot of products on Microsoft which are also popular like their database and of course the Windows server and things like that.

We're a partner of Microsoft and I'm the associate director of our company.

The most valuable features are the customization and the support moving towards a .Net framework.

Nothing in particular comes to mind in terms of improvement. It's a proven solution and it really depends on the resources that a company has for maintenance once a solution is in place. That said, it would be good if auto-scaling could be included. I also believe implementation could be simplified.

Microsoft has got a lot of products and improvements would be in the context of a particular product. I've seen there are areas that are much harder to capture - so things like auto scaling and implementation could be improved. 

I've been using this solution for three or four years. 

It's a stable solution. 

It's a scalable solution. 

The technical support is good and they also have some community forums where people can get quick responses to some of the queries that they have. So the community is good.

I"ve used Java previously and find it a more portable solution. 

Initial setup is somewhat complex and requires some training. I would say that Microsoft can  improve on that somewhat in terms of enabling someone to understand the process and set it up themselves.

I would definitely recommend that anyone considering implementing the solution do a proof of concept. That gives you an idea as to whether you're on the right path. A company also needs to take into account the requirements of their organization in terms of scalability and ease of maintenance and also whether they have the skill set to maintain the IT resources required. A lot goes into it but proof of concept would be good before going ahead.

I would rate this product an eight out of 10. 

We are working with version 2019, but we have clients who are still on older versions. We deployed the solution in 2014 or 2015 and they still haven't upgraded.

Cross-platform development is better than all of the other frameworks. When it comes to the user interface, the context is better than other tools because it is easier to use. You can still use C# in the developer infrastructure, which makes it far better and you don't have to learn a new language.

For me, the cost is what is most important. We have an agreement with Microsoft to co-sell some of the applications. When we started developing using the Microsoft Framework, it went well because we started making more money than the cost to Microsoft. We don't have this agreement with Red Hat or JBoss.

One thing that I like is that from the usability point of view, nothing has changed all that much. We use Visual Studio and if you compare the older version of Visual Studio from 2013 to the 2019 edition, the scale is still there. You're not moving to a different environment and you are still able to find your way around very quickly. With the new features, we are still able to feel those out within a short period.

For the mobile application, I like the iOS interface. Android is a little different from what you have on iOS, but the iOS package includes the same thing.

The pricing could be cheaper.

They should have more training materials available that are specific to .NET. We spend a lot of money training our engineers. I think that it would be better if there was more training available to the partners who invest in Microsoft.

At this time, the training is all over the place and there is no specific certification.

This solution is not scalable with older versions without using patches for it to work.

I have been working with this solution for more than ten years.

Microsoft's strategy is not scalable, especially with the Visual Studio environment. If for example, I am testing things from on older version, it's not available in the newer version. You will have to use notes and the patches for it to work.

Currently, we have two enterprises. One of them has over 1000 employees and an IT department with 200 developers.

The technical support has been excellent. If you are working with them, they are always there to connect with you all the way, which makes things so much better.

The first day takes a couple of hours and the second day is for the configuration and switching everything out to make sure that everyone has access to it. Then they test everything to make sure that it is fine and working. It's not a lot of work for us to do.

The support has been very good, maybe because we have a local office with resources.

Some of the issues with support is not with .NET, it's dealing with some of the packages that should offer support. One of the new products that Microsoft has introduced is called Dynamics 365, this is outside of .NET. We have been struggling to find someone for support, but unfortunately, it has to be through the US.

When it comes to everything else, the .NET Framework has a lot of support from the local Office.

If they struggle with .NET there is someone in the UK office that would be able to assist us.

The initial setup is easy for our guys who spend quite a bit of time with Microsoft.

Just today, one of the guys set up an environment for one of our clients on Azure. This was a Visual Studio environment and it took him two hours. He did not encounter any difficulties. 

We have guys take care of the server section and we have our developers that implement from the installation for the environment.

It seems very easy for them to get everything up and running.

Small clients don't do their development internally. We have three of these types of clients. Small to medium-sized organizations don't have an environment because they are easy to develop with easy requirements.

I would recommend this solution but it depends on the environment and what they want to do.

If you do mobile applications, to avoid the headaches of doing development on multiple platforms, I think that .NET is something that really works. We have tried everything, so when we try iOS it becomes a problem because we have to re-develop what you do for Android on iOS, even though we don't use Windows phones anymore. We can still use the same tools for your desktop applications.

If you have a different environment then you have to develop based on whatever application you are going to run your application on. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We use Microsoft .NET Framework for testing and development for RPE.

The most valuable thing about Microsoft .NET Framework is that it is an enterprise-grade language and platform.

Microsoft .NET Framework has a steep learning curve, which could be improved.

I have been using Microsoft .NET Framework for five years.

Microsoft .NET Framework is a stable solution.

I rate Microsoft .NET Framework a nine out of ten for stability.

Microsoft .NET Framework is a scalable solution. In my previous job, around 20 to 50 users used Microsoft .NET Framework.

I rate Microsoft .NET Framework a nine out of ten for scalability.

The solution’s initial setup is easy.

The solution takes only a few minutes or hours to deploy.

Just one person is required for the solution's deployment.

Microsoft .NET Framework is a free, open source solution.

We don't maintain the solution because it's a framework that does not need to be maintained.

I recommend users use the solution's online documentation because it's open and free.

Overall, I rate Microsoft .NET Framework a nine out of ten.

We design solutions for different applications and we use .NET core for the solutions' web portals. We primarily use .NET core for the back end of our services.

In my opinion, the best thing about Microsoft .NET is the fully featured framework. It provides most of the things which a normal developer requires of any application out of the box. There's also a great Microsoft community and support with the frame. Another important thing is that the latest versions are platinum diagnostic, which is quite valuable.

In my opinion, this solution can be improved by providing out-of-the-box support for different types of libraries.

I have been using this solution for about 10 to 15 years now.

My impression is that this solution is stable.

My impression is that this solution is scalable.

We have contacted their technical support many times. I would rate them a 10, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

My impression is that this solution is not complex to set up. Installing .NET usually takes only a few minutes. If you go for full-fledged and more components, it may take longer.

If you want to go for development, there is an open-source ID call at video studio code. If you want to go for enterprise development, then there is a video studio professional or enterprise, which is a little costly for an individual. I think individual developers can do this work free of coupons. They don't need to pay anything to Microsoft for that.

I am working as a consultant for this solution for various companies.

I would recommend this solution to other people.

I would rate this solution as a whole a 10, on a scale from one to 10, with one being the worst and 10 being the best.

You are able to develop applications using Microsoft .NET Framework. It is a development framework.

Using Microsoft.NET Framework we developed many Line of Business Applications, which empowers digital transformation and optimized business processes.

Framework provide almost all the technology stacks requires for custom development, only issue is if not used properly, it will create undesirable results.

MVC framework could be better if provide little bit more restrictive framework. Instead of allowing developers to adapt anything they want.

I have been using Microsoft .NET Framework for approximately 15 years.

The solution is stable because Mircosoft releases updates frequently.

The solution is scalable.

We have approximately 13 users using this solution.

When we have contacted Microsoft Support they ask too many questions and requiring too many details. They sometimes do not assign the right person that has the knowledge to deal with the support ticket.

The installation is straightforward. The time for the deployment depends on the environment, but it typically takes approximately 45 minutes.

I did the implementation myself. However, I would recommend using a team of experts for the deployment and maintenance of the solution.

The solution is free but you need to pay for a license for the hosting service.

Java server pages, j2ee. 

I would recommend this solution to others. However, they need to understand the capability of the Framework, and they should align their solution according to the Framework to prevent any showstopper or bottlenecks in their development process.

I rate Microsoft .NET Framework a nine out of ten.