What is .NET? What's C# and F#? What's the .NET Ecosystem? .NET Core Explained, what can .NET build?

What is .NET? What is C# and F#? What is .NET Core? What's the .NET Ecosystem? What can you build? You have questions and we have answers. More videos at dot.net/videos

[@pdadey]

Scott I find your presentation style strangely reminiscent of Mr. Rogers. Calm, candid, informative and friendly. Your ability to communicate complex technical subjects in simple layman's terms is amazing. Please don't ever change.

[@Daysra]

I feel the same way. I wish all the programming tutorial videos are done by Scott lol.

[@faye_isc]

im not a programmer, im just browsing the field, i agree too with this statement

[@ryandaly3680]

That's what I couldn't put my finger on. He has a very Mr. Rogers vibe to him doesn't he? Totally a compliment. Loved that man.

[@brockbrumley2793]

@@Daysra Bob Tabor does a fantastic job explaining information in his C# tutorials. I'd say they're both my favorites when it comes to clear and concise explanation.

[@SHILLONGTEER8120]

Hi

[@ricardogilsimoes]

Me at minute 12: "Looking good so far!" ... then after that just got "What tha... Is that really C#!?!?" Completely overwhelmed!! Thanks Scott!

[@drudan8957]

Yeah, I still haven't gotten around to learning to use lamda fully. There is a lot you do there.

[@bonginhlanhlangema7125]

Looool Exactly!!!

[@digitig]

Give it time and the C# compiler will actually start accepting F# code. :)

[@alexruma6405]

9:28 LOL I thought I was the only one who used poop as a placeholder name for classes/variables/etc when I'm just messing around. Glad to see another grown man with an eight year old's sense of humor.

[@rodolfozambrana330]

This is the most welcoming presentation to software development I’ve ever seen. If I was just starting it would wipe all fears

[@fitonitube]

Master programmer and master in delivery/presenting as well. Please, dont think about retirement yet Scott, for we still need your mastery for much longer time.

[@boysen01]

"driving a stick" - brilliant. Joking aside, it is always great to see a master craftsman in action, picking up so many small tips here and there

[@ANDY-kp6bc]

I gotta say that this is pretty impressive… not only the way you explain things so clearly but also how simple you make it look like

[@venkatagandi3156]

Scott, the quality stuff you teach is always important to the existing and upcoming devs around the world. Thank you for that.

[@ragequilt_]

I love these videos from Scott. It's got me back to being a full-time Windows user. All these videos remind me of what Ryan Bates did for Rails and Ruby with Railscasts. Also thanks for the great video on how to set up Windows Terminal on WSL2. Can't wait for more of the C# and .Net stuff.

[@alexkazz0]

It is funny how we want to come back to pre OOP times with simple functions. I love classes but the last few years I have been writing a lot static classes with static functions in C#, looking forward to do it in C# 9. Thanks for the preview! :)

[@LaLaShayShay]

THANK YOU! I've been looking at people trying to explain this in blogs and such for a bit and nothing really stuck with me. Your comparisons to node/express/npm really helped me understand what .Net is

[@JoeBurnett]

I’m glad KZbin suggested this video and I found your channel. Subscribed, and looking forward to going back and watching your videos!

[@stana1980]

Best 18 mins on. Net which gives clear and straight forward answers. Thanks for the video

[@AiguretDuren]

Scott, thank you for taking the time. Awesome video!

[@thegenxgamerguy6562]

C# is a particularly fun language to use. 🙂 Also I'm so happy that I can create platform agnostic software with it. Write once, run everywhere. Using an ultra efficient, non-verbose multiparadigm language that takes functional programming as seriously as everything else. 10/10.

[@t3r083]

This was awesome. I’m the typical coding boot camp alumni 5 years into this career and never knew any of this. Thank you❤

[@rapchak2]

You are quite possibly the most skilled with the keyboard of anyone I can recall in recent memory. It's mesmerizing...

[@just1689]

This was helpful. I did not quite understand everything that sat under the label .net

[@JoeHamby]

I love that color in your home office. Looking for some pallets in mine, and really digging yours.

[@shanselman]

Thanks. It’s a Lifx Beam

[@SpeedyMechnic]

Had to stop at 6:40~, you're doing a great job! love the use of presentation software, and whatever you've done to your terminal I like that too. I've subscribed and will be checking out your videos. Thanks man

[@glitch481]

As some one who does not know the first thing about any programing at all, this demystified so many things for me. Ill be following for more!

[@globalSchelmuffsky]

thanks! for the overview! will start learning C# now with your video tuts on the other channel. very excited!!!

[@mxc_clips]

Thank you! Coming from web dev using javascript for front and backend, I had no idea what all this stuff was. C# vs .Net vs .Net Core vs ASP, etc etc.

[@reemontel8036]

Dude thank you for putting this out. I've really never understood what it was until this!

[@andresnamm982]

Coming from Java and Python this was exactly what I needed. Thank You So Much!

[@codinginflow]

Thank you, this clarified a lot of question I had

[@mannybarnes2053]

Great Presentation Scott! I'm starting dotnet at work and your explanation just blew me away. Keep it up

[@FrequencyModulator]

This is an amazing video. After being a .NET dev around 10 years, now I enjoy "driving the stick" as well.

[@ngck]

"You don't necessarily have to go looking for a library just because you want to leftpad a string" 🤣

[@JorgePicco]

I have always admire your communication skills, but this time you went ASMR. Fantastic.

[@DataVids]

As a fellow creator and .Net + C# advocate, I can say your doing a great job.

[@jamesallen74]

I can attest to the 101 videos Scott mentions at 18:15 , fantastic videos.

[@etereal05]

Great video.. been in .net since birth, this is the better explanation I've ever heard of the .NET ecosystem.

[@xxvxx6822]

Love this video, had to jump around until I found someone that actually broke it down thankyou!

[@DaveYostCom]

Also the awesome, nonlacking library documentation, with lots of great examples and the open, nonopaque bug reporting that actually gets visible results.

[@bramkevin1987]

I love the micro humour in your tutorial, makes it interesting

[@mAcCoLo666]

Top-notch exposition as usual 👍

[@ryanleemartin7758]

top notch overview, Mr Hanselman!

[@gradientO]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

[@the-name-is-max]

When I say C#9 I gasped. I am loving it!!!! Thank you for the video, I already loved c# and .NoT Framework, now I love it even more!!

[@saurabhshri]

Thank you Scott. This was super helpful.

[@nasar1588]

Mind is absolutely blown by C# 9!!! Wow! Scott Hanselman got me excited about mvc about 10 years ago, here’s he doing it again!

[@MrBabadude]

Wow. I had no idea you could do all that with .NET. Thank you.

[@mjkpolo7313]

incredibly concise and clear vid thx

[@InspiredStrangers]

This is a lovely and compact introduction. Thanks!

[@ChrisBoot]

Certainly the best .net overview I've seen and I've seen a lot!

[@jersonscott2437]

Great way to explain it, Scott... I've been a .net lover for over 10 years.

[@abdoulaye560]

I have been a .Net programmer for 2 years this is super helpful

[@nakternal]

No that did not suck! The best explanation for a beginner have seen. Thank you, subscribed! I can sense this is a great channel for the way I learn.

[@shanselman]

Yay!

[@josephwong2832]

Thanks for that intro to .NET

[@alejomakevids]

sudo yay

[@alexandriaball1718]

Abhijit Desai C was a language that was invented a while ago. After c came c++. Then came c#

[@AfonsoPina]

@Abhijit Desai I heard the language was originally called "C cool" but because they had to change its name due to legal reasons, it became "C sharp". I don't think it has anything to do with that, but who knows lol...

[@swaeyl3883]

@Abhijit Desai C# = C++++. Hashtag = four plus signs.

[@michaelwplde]

Nice synopsis. Great job.

[@L-E-son]

Whenever you say "hello friends", I FEEL that.

[@femi_alogba]

Beautiful breakdown.

[@j8ahmed]

Great video. It really helped me get a feel for the ecosystem. Also loved that you drove stick shift!

[@nill2783]

Finally the video I’ve been looking for! Thank you 🙏

[@MichaelKonovaliuk]

Man, I'm happy to be a part of this grate eco system) Day when .net core came out made this platform one of the best. Thank you, guys, for your work!

[@akshayaghera8123]

Just started in .NET world 6 months back, this is the best intro. .NET can have. Subscirbed. :)

[@MohedAtef]

10 years of .Net experience zipped in a wonderful video, thank you sir

[@harshilgotu]

Thank you for providing a wonderful videos and made us explain wonderful new ecosystem . You are great . I still have your old red hardcover book which I used to refer during my college days

[@alexwolf7171]

I've been working with .net for 10 years and watched this to learn how to better explain certain things - I learned that and some other new things as well!

[@vmamore]

Awesome as always, thanks Scott!

[@rokatainment]

Awesome introduction for me as a java developer to understand all the surroundings. It helped me a lot.

[@jaymartinez311]

That was a great video. The flow was great.

[@afailable]

Stick shift vs automatic, great analogy

[@thomascarlsen8097]

Really good video! - I coming from the linux world and I have to use Microsoft products at work, so there are a lot of things to learn and your video has made some of the things more clear now, so thank you for this!

[@AlexGalo0]

Thank you for this explanation , it is really high quality and i appreciate it, you are amazing.

[@vijaysaiisanengineer]

Thank you Scott 😊 Was always confused.

[@igorperrotta6862]

Amazing explanation, answered all my questions. Thanks a lot!

[@victorcomposes]

As always Scott, Thank you, the best explanation of .NET...

[@ramanavenkat715]

Absolutely 🔥. Love you Scott ❤

[@GerardoMares]

Another great video Scott! Keep them coming

[@mikejackson4788]

Thank you for explanation. you do a great job explaining things

[@harishdaggupati8292]

Your way of explaining things is simply superb.

[@ahbarahad3203]

I think this is the best dotnet explanation on youtube

[@cboyslim5490]

im a student getting into dotnet for game modding on my own time. seems my practice with sql will serve me well here. great video

[@astronaut4151]

such a nice video, you helped me sort some things out

[@outerheaven01]

As always amazing content Scott!

[@ackronymm]

this is the best explanation of .net i've seen

[@madeyouclickwebdev]

This was an amazing explanation, thank you so much 👍

[@davidalangay1186]

Thanks for making this video. I've come across a few videos like this that help me in my understanding of C#, since I recently started a course in C# on LinkedIn Learning.

[@mousecabbage7293]

Great presentation and overview. Well done.

[@qweasdy-pc6ql]

Thx Scott! Was looking for a video like this! SUBSCRIBED!

[@muddeo]

Fantastic, straightforward explanation.

[@rahuldeshmukhpatil]

Just an awesome explanation before diving into .NET or C#

[@SyedMSawaid]

The single best video about .NET on the entire Internet.

[@nelsonmestevao]

Amazing introduction and very welcoming! Thank you

[@eliasdargham]

I didn't know Ryan Reynolds did programming videos on youtube.

[@ashishpawar2611]

🤣

[@ayzack2361]

Thank you soooo much, I really didn't know what .NET was even though I use it.

[@nnmartin94]

Fantastic video. I was one of those coding bootcamp JavaScript folks and I started supplementing with CS fundamentals and exploring lower level languages, like Go. I am finally getting to some meat and potatoes of building cool things and you have made me very excited to get started.

[@MAAXXv]

This is me now. I notice this comment is 1 year old, how are you doing now?

[@dmc8129]

​@@MAAXXv This is also me now! How are you coming along, seeing as how its also been a year for you now lol

[@standrewchoi]

It is a very good introduction. I really like your ability to explain it in simple terms. Thank you.

[@Bfields544]

Very insightful. Thank you!

[@Lilioideae]

You are such a God Send! I love how you teach! Thanks Mr. Hanselman!

[@gggrow]

nice to find out a bit about this. relaxing voice 😌

[@GeekyMino]

Great video, I love the way you explain

[@LoFiAxolotl]

.NET has always been very interesting to me.... very on par with java as being somewhere between top & low level languages and very accessible and just a great first environment to get started in getting used to C# back in the day from a C/C++ background was just a treat

[@sidzhang]

I have 0 experience of coding, as an system administrator. The dot.net/videos is so brilliant, I cannot find an introduction series that is better than this. Thanks Scott, you know EVERYTHING.

[@maldonousky6532]

Appreciate the explanation but mostly I'm impressed by the control of the console, the presentation tools... wow

[@Sofien_Steve]

clean and clear, thank you sir.

[@UlaanBaatuur]

i needed this overview

[@ahatcho138]

Beautifully put.