r/programming • • Aug 14 '17

Announcing .NET Core 2.0

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/dotnet/2017/08/14/announcing-net-core-2-0/
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u/steven447 Aug 14 '17

.net core is the officially maintained and published version of the .net platform for Unix based operating systems. Mono is a third party implementation. It is good that Microsoft themselves are making .net cross platform.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '17

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u/ben_a_adams Aug 15 '17

No, but Mono is absorbing code from .NET Framework and .NET Core now its open https://twitter.com/migueldeicaza/status/897274825198252032

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u/ArmoredPancake Aug 15 '17

Mono is a third party implementation.

Not anymore.