Is windows programming and .net framework

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Is windows programming and .net framework are different thing?

Vulpes · Answer

The .NET framework supports Windows programming using two application programming interfaces (APIs) namely: Windows Forms (WF) and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Both of these APIs use managed code. However there are several other APIs which support Windows programming including Win32 (C language) Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC unmanaged VC++) and the Windows Template Library (WTL unmanaged VC++). The most basic of these is the Win32 API which is purely procedural and the other APIs are built on top of this and wrap it to a greater or lesser extent within object oriented frameworks.

Jignesh Trivedi · Answer

Hi As per my knowledge .net framework is platform on which all application like window base application web base application(asp net mvc etc.) WPF WCF etc. are run.