.NET 7 now includes support for Linux on Power, but what does this mean for you?
There has been a collaboration between IBM, Red Hat and Microsoft for several years trying to get .NET onto IBM Power and, finally, they have done it.
.NET 7 is the latest version of .NET Core but what is it?
“.NET Core is a new version of .NET Framework, which is a free, open-source, general-purpose development platform maintained by Microsoft. It is a cross-platform framework that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems. .NET Core Framework can be used to build different types of applications such as mobile, desktop, web, cloud, IoT, machine learning, microservices, game, etc.
.NET Core is written from scratch to make it modular, lightweight, fast, and cross-platform Framework. It includes the core features that are required to run a basic .NET Core app. Other features are provided as NuGet packages, which you can add it in your application as needed. In this way, the .NET Core application speed up the performance, reduce the memory footprint and becomes easy to maintain.”
Up until now .NET has been restricted to Windows environments but now this latest version is free, open source and cross platform INCLUDING IBM Power systems.
“With the ability to run natively on Linux on Power, developers can begin to port and test applications to .NET 7. As 25,000 plus IBM Power customers are modernizing their applications. they will have the ability to consolidate their existing Windows (x86_64) .NET apps to run on the same Power platform as their IBM i and IBM AIX business apps and databases. Applications can now be moved closer to the data on their Power servers”
So, this is another great tool for IBM Power customers to use which allows them to get better value from their IBM Power investment, modernise existing applications and use their .NET skills.
To discover This is a quick video that explains .NET in simple terms.
https://youtu.be/eIHKZfgddLM?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oWoazjhXQzBKMrFuArxpW80
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