(Don't hold me to this...) But I can imagine it started out as C++.
Now it is 85-90% coded in C#
Microsoft created the programs on the .Net Framework.
You can get it from site of Microsoft.
One can download the Net framework from Microsoft's Net Framework Developer Center. Some programs may not work unless the exact Net Framework is instaled.
Windows net framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft and runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It provides data access and network communications.
Net framework is a software framework produced by Microsoft. It runs on Microsoft windows. It helps programmers produce software that works with Microsoft products. It was first released in 2000, and the latest version (version 4) was released in 2010.
.NET Compact Framework controls was created in 2002.
Yes, it's free.
Yes it uses framework 3.5, Visual Studio 2010 uses Net Framework 4.0
If the .NET framework is not installed on your system, you can download and install it for free from Microsoft's webpage: http://www.microsoft.com/net/download.aspx
.NET Framework was created on 2002-02-13.
.NET supports 61 programming languages. In these 9 Microsoft Languages and 52 are non-Microsoft Languages
Microsoft's .NET Framework is fairly robust. You can probably find an application for it in any field that needs a program written.