.NET Framework evolved during the early 2000's as a competitive product against the Java platform. On the road map of .NET Framework, it is so interesting to observe the twin tracks of .NET and .NET Core, which is explained in the following screenshot:
In a nutshell, the .NET framework is marching forward with a closed source strategy, whereas, the .NET Core strategy is towards open source.
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