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.NET Core vs Cygwin

A side-by-side look at .NET Core and Cygwin. 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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Cygwin

Cygwin

Os & Utilities

Cygwin is a Linux-like environment and command-line interface for Windows. It provides functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows, allowing you to port software running on POSIX systems and run it natively on Windows.

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