What is ASP.NET ASP.NET is a web development platform, which provides a programming model. ASP.NET provided by Microsoft . It is used for creating web-based applications. ASP.NET was first released in the year 2002. ASP.NET works on top of the HTTP protocol and uses the HTTP commands and policies to set a browser-to-server bilateral communication and cooperation. The first version of ASP.NET deployed was 1.0. The most recent version of ASP.NET is version 4.6. ASP.Net is designed to work with the HTTP protocol. This is the standard protocol used across all web applications. It is a comprehensive software infrastructure and various services required to build up robust web applications for PC, as well as mobile devices. ASP.Net applications can also be written in a variety of .Net languages. These include C#, VB.Net, and J#. In this chapter, you will see some basic fundamentals of the .Net framework. ASP.NET is a part of the ...