.NET Core Lifecycle (EOL)
Below you can find the life cycle for each version of programming language .NET Core, like .NET 5.0, including release dates and end of life (EOL) dates.
.NET Core is a set of runtime, library and compiler components which can be used in various configurations for device and cloud workloads..NET Core is a development platform maintained by Microsoft and the .NET community. It is cross-platform and can be used in device, cloud, and embedded/IoT scenarios. .NET Core refers to several technologies including .NET Core, ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework Core.
Product website: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/
References
Microsoft
Company website: http://www.microsoft.com
Facts for .NET Core
- Languages
- C#, Visual Basic and F#
- Compatible
- Compatible with .NET Framework, Xamarin and Mono
.NET Core is open source (MIT license) and was contributed to the .NET Foundation by Microsoft in 2014.
All releases
| Release | Release date | End of life | |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET 5.0 | November 10, 2020 | Q2, 2022 | |
| .NET Core 3.1 | December 3, 2019 | December 3, 2020 | |
| .NET Core 3.0 | September, 2019 | March 3, 2020 | |
| .NET Core 2.2 | December 4, 2018 | December 23, 2019 | |
| .NET Core 2.1 | May 30, 2018 | August 21, 2021 | |
| .NET Core 2.1 RC1 | May 8, 2018 | June 30, 2018 | |
| .NET Core 2.0 | August 14, 2017 | October 1, 2018 | |
| .NET Core 1.1 | November 16, 2016 | June 27, 2019 | |
| .NET Core 1.0 | June 27, 2016 | June 27, 2019 | |
| .NET Core 1.0.0 RC2 | May 16, 2016 | September 27, 2016 | |
| .NET Core 1.0.0 RC1 | February 15, 2016 | July 16, 2016 |