Last updated on September 8th, 2018
Microsoft, fixin’ to broaden the appeal of its .Net software development platform, has committed to delivering a new version of the toolset that is not only language agnostic but also cross-platform and entirely open source. As part of this process, Microsoft says it will make available versions of the .Net platform for Linux and OS X, effectively pitting it against Oracle’s Java as a cross-platform software development solution for the first time.