Microsoft openness and open source approach leads to ASP.NET vNext – The next generation of .NET. In this article we will discuss some of key points of vNext.
In vNext we have cloud optimization mode. Traditional scenario, we are having entire .NET Framework and CLR install to design and deploy ASP.NET application.
According to me Microsoft had spilt the framework and CLR in vNext as .NET Core and everything else. In the .NET Core we have cloud optimized runtime core with very minimum foot prints. Everything else can be very easily downloaded using Nuget repository. This is actually made compiler as service (CaaS) scenario.
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(kpm restore – To compile and download required libraries from nuget.)
We would be having only minimum footprint and essential libraries to run the ASP.NET application. A minimum footprint delivers faster results. During compile time only essentials components are deployed application wise, each application can have different version of .NET vNext side by side.
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(kvm list - to see what versions of the ASP.NET vNext are available.)
Dependency injection is design pattern used to manage orchestration between loosely coupled objects. Build in DI in ASP.NET vNext manages configuring services and libraries. Environment specific service / libraries can configure through DI. This is very useful methodology while working with cross platform development and deployment.
ASP.NET MVC and Web API have been unified into a single programming model. The new framework removes a lot of overlap between the existing MVC and Web API frameworks. It uses a common set of abstractions for routing, action selection, filters and model binding.
The Roslyn provides open-source C# and Visual Basic compilers with rich code analysis APIs. It enables building code analysis tools with the same APIs that are used by Visual Studio. (more details on Roslyn compiler in next article)
The .NET Foundation is an independent organization to foster open development and collaboration around the growing collection of open source technologies for .NET. We can find more details at this link.
Summary
- Cloud and server-optimization.
- NuGet everything - even the runtime itself.
- Side by side - deploy the runtime and framework with your application.
- ASP.NET MVC and Web API have been unified into a single programming model.
- Dependency injection out of the box.
- New flexible and cross-platform runtime.
- All Open Source via the .NET Foundation and takes contributions.
- Roslyn compiler.
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