Could you clarify all this "mess" of frameworks in the .NET ecosystem for 2021?

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Eugene-1232021-10-23 16:03:43

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Eugene-123, 2021-10-23 16:03:43

There are too many terms in .NET: .NET, .NET Core, ASP NET Core, ASP NET Core 5, ASP NET Core 5 MVC. What is what? What is the latest/relevant now?

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Vasily Bannikov, 2021-10-23
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.NET

This is the common name of the entire ecosystem + the name of .net core after version 5.

.NET Core

This is the name of the cross-platform runtime.

ASP.NET Core

Framework for developing web applications for .net core / .net 5+

ASPNET Core 5

Specifically, the fifth version of this framework

ASPNET Core 5 MVC

The same + implementation of the MVC pattern using razor pages.

What is what? What is the latest/relevant now?

The most recent - .net 5, asp net core 5, asp net core 5 mvc
Version 6 will be released in a month.