C# and .Net Version History

Posted by Manisha Gupta on February 04, 2019 in

C# and .Net Version History

Posted By Manisha Gupta 

In this tutorial, you will learn-

.Net Framework Version History

The first version of the .Net framework was released in the year 2002. The version was called .Net framework 1.0. The .Net framework has come a long way since then, and the current version is 4.7.1.

Below is the table of .Net framework versions, which have been released with their release dates. Every version has relevant changes to the framework.

For example, in framework 3.5 and onwards a key framework called the Entity frameworkwas released. This framework is used to change the approach in which the applications are developed while working with databases.

Version number	CLR version	Release date
1.0	1.0	2002-02-13
1.1	1.1	2003-04-24
2.0	2.0	2005-11-07
3.0	2.0	2006-11-06
3.5	2.0	2007-11-19
4.0	4	2010-04-12
4.5	4	2012-08-15
4.5.1	4	2013-10-17
4.5.2	4	2014-05-05
4.6	4	2015-07-20
4.6.1	4	2015-11-17
4.6.2	4	2016-08-02
4.7	4	2017-04-05
4.7.1	4	2017-10-17

The biggest advantage of the .Net framework is that it supports Windows platform. Almost everyone works with Windows machines.

Microsoft always ensures that .Net frameworks are in compliance with all the supported Windows operating systems.

C# Version History

Version	.NET Framework	Visual Studio	Important Features
C# 1.0	.NET Framework 1.0/1.1	Visual Studio .NET 2002	First release of C#
C# 2.0	.NET Framework 2.0	Visual Studio 2005	Generics Partial types Anonymous methods Nullable types Iterators Covariance and contravariance
C# 3.0	.NET Framework 3.0\3.5	Visual Studio 2008	Auto-implemented properties Anonymous types Query expressions Lambda expression Expression trees Extension methods
C# 4.0	.NET Framework 4.0	Visual Studio 2010	Dynamic binding Named/optional arguments Generic covariant and contravariant Embedded interop types
C# 5.0	.NET Framework 4.5	Visual Studio 2012/2013	Asynchronous members Caller info attributes
C# 6.0	.NET Framework 4.6	Visual Studio 2013/2015	Static imports Exception filters Property initializers Expression bodied members Null propagator String interpolation nameof operator Dictionary initializer
C# 7.0	.NET Core	Visual Studio 2017	Improved performance and productivity Azure Support AI Support Game development Cross platform Mobile App Development Window App Development