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Difference Between ASP.NET and VB.NET

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ASP stands for Active Service Pages. ASP.NET is an open-source, server-side scripting web application designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages. It was developed by Microsoft to allow programmers to build dynamic websites, applications, and servers. It works on top of the HTTP protocols and it uses the HTTP commands and policies to set a browser to server bilateral communication and cooperation.

ASP.NET are the applications that use the compiled codes, which were written using the extensible and reusable components and objects present in the .NET framework.  These codes will follow the class hierarchy.

VB.NET stands for Visual Basic. Network Enabled Technologies. Microsoft released the .NET platform in 2001, that supports Visual Basic .NET which is an upgrade to the last version of VB programming language. The Microsoft .NET framework is the most famous programming language. It is also possible to run VB.NET on Linux and MAC operating systems.

Difference between ASP.NET and VB.NET:

Basis ASP.NET VB.NET
Abbreviation It is abbreviated as Active Server Pages. Network Enabled technologies.  It is abbreviated as Visual basic Network Enabled technologies.
Category It is a framework. It is a programming language.
Introduction It was released in the year 2002. It was released in the year 2001.
Use of Language As it is a framework, it requires multiple programming languages for its working. It is itself a programming language.
Used For It is used for web development. It is used to develop console applications,  window applications, and mobile applications.
Latest Version Its latest update is on April 18th, 2019. Its latest update is on March 2nd, 2021.
Major Use Basically used for Web development and server-side web-based applications. Basically used for implementing various technologies like ASP.NET
Configuration Required ASP.NET applications need not be installed on the computers required. It requires some hardware configuration. to be installed on a computer.
Internet connection It is totally dependent on an internet connection. It does not require an internet connection if it is installed on the computer.
Similarity  It is similar to NODE.JS and REACT.JS It is similar to VB.NET are C#, C++

Last Updated : 10 Feb, 2022
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