.NET is a cross-platform, open-source programming platform that may be used to create a wide range of applications. The platform, which was created by Microsoft, allows developers to create web, mobile, desktop, Internet of Things, and other applications using a variety of programming languages and frameworks.
Although C# is regarded as the primary programming language for.NET, you are free to use any of a wide variety of other languages. Microsoft directly supports the following languages:
C# (C sharp) : A contemporary object-oriented programming language that is a member of the C family. Developers of C, C++, Java, and JavaScript may recognize its syntax.
F# (F sharp) : One of the ML language family's functional programming languages. The object-oriented programming paradigm is also supported.
Visual Basic : The old Microsoft programming language. In the framework of.NET, it has evolved into a completely object-oriented programming language.
Regardless of the programming language you use, your source code is compiled into a Common Intermediate Language (CIL) thanks to.NET's support for the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI). This ensures that the platform's languages will work well together.
Numerous more programming languages can compile to the.NET CIL in addition to the ones listed above that Microsoft directly supports. ClojureCLR, Eiffel, IronPython, PowerBuilder, and numerous others are a few examples.