The Complete Guide to ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 5) - Evolution of ASP.NET Core

The video tutorial explores the evolution of ASP.NET, starting with the release of classic ASP in 1996, which introduced server-side scripting for dynamic web pages. It then discusses the introduction of ASP.NET Web Forms in 2002, highlighting its benefits and challenges, such as the use of View State and code behind. The tutorial moves on to ASP.NET MVC, introduced in 2009, which emphasized separation of concerns and was released as open source. Finally, it covers the development of ASP.NET Core, starting in 2016, which is cross-platform and not tied to Windows, leading to the release of .NET 5 with new features.

What was the primary purpose of the initial ASP release in 1996?

• To develop mobile applications

• To create desktop applications

• To enable server-side scripting for dynamic web pages

• To introduce client-side scripting

What was a major downside of ASP.NET Web Forms?

• It was too easy to use

• It made web pages stateless

• It was not compatible with Windows

• It generated excessive data with each request

What was a key feature of ASP.NET MVC introduced in 2009?

• It was released as open source

• It was tied to system web

• It was built for mobile applications

• It did not support cloud integration

Why did some developers dislike the ASP.NET MVC framework?

• It was not open source

• It was closely tied to system web and IIS

• It was too simple

• It was only for desktop applications

What was a significant change introduced with ASP.NET Core?

• It was still tied to Windows

• It was built on the old .NET Framework

• It was independent of the .NET Framework assemblies like system web

• It did not support cloud applications

What was the reason for skipping ASP.NET Core 4?

• It was incompatible with Windows

• It was too similar to ASP.NET Core 3

• It was not ready for release

• To avoid confusion with MVC 4

What new feature was introduced with .NET 5?

• MVC 3

• Web Forms

• Classic ASP

• Blazor