What is ASP.NET Core

ASP.NET Core (previously known as ASP.NET VNext and then ASP.NET 5) is the next version of ASP.NET. Unlike its predecessors, Core is is open source available on github.

Here are some of the features

• Open source and cross platform
• Can run on .NET core or on full .NET framework
• Leander and modular
• ASP.NET Core is no longer based on System.Web.dll it is now based on NuGet packages
• Built-in dependency injection
• New light-weight and modular HTTP request pipeline

Checkout an introductory article from https://docs.asp.net/en/latest/intro.html.

How to use MVC with ASP.NET Core

Resources

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ASP.NET 5 Overview
Article by Rick Strahl on codemag