What is ASP.NET vNext?

Question

Can anybody tell me what is ASP.NET vNext? Every new version on .Net is something like .NET 1.0, .NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5, .NET 4.0 then why this version is not something like ASP.NET 6.0?

Answer 1

vNext is just the name given to product in the pre-release mode, like c# vNext which will apparently be released as C# 6.0, maybe ASP.NET vNext will have a numbering when it releases.

What is ASP.NET vNext?

Microsoft ASP.NET vNext is a smaller and efficient framework as a result of rebuilding the libraries from ground up.

What's new in vNext

• Cloud-optimized versions of MVC, Web API, Web Pages, SignalR, and Entity Framework.

• MVC, Web API, and Web Pages will be merged into one framework, called MVC 6.

• MVC 6 has no dependency on System.Web. The result is a leaner framework, with faster startup time and lower memory consumption.

• vNext is host agnostic. You can host your app in IIS, or self-host in a custom process.

• Dependency injection is built into the framework. Use your preferred IoC container to register dependencies.

• vNext uses the Roslyn compiler to compile code dynamically. You will be able to edit a code file, refresh the browser, and see the changes without rebuilding the project.

• vNext is open source and cross platform.

More information:

• Overview on asp.net
• Getting started with ASP.NET vNext
• Blogpost by Scott Hanselman
• Blogpost by David Fowler
• Contributing to ASP.NET vNext
• Sample ASP.NET vNext applications