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.NET Core vs .NET Micro Framework for Linux

A side-by-side look at .NET Core and .NET Micro Framework for Linux. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

.NET Core

.NET Core

Development

.NET Core is an open-source, cross-platform framework for building modern, cloud-enabled apps using C#, F#, and ASP.NET. It allows developers to create web apps, services, libraries and console apps that run on Windows, Linux and macOS.

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.NET Micro Framework for Linux

.NET Micro Framework for Linux

Development

The .NET Micro Framework for Linux is a small, free and open-source platform by Microsoft that allows writing .NET applications for resource-constrained devices running Linux. It includes a small version of the .NET runtime and libraries.

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