Different between .net core and mono?

Naresh Beniwal

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NET Core	Mono
.Net Core is the subset of implementation for the .NET framework by Microsoft itself.	Mono is the complete implementation of the .Net Framework for Linux, Android, and iOS by Xamarin.
.NET Core only permits you to build web applications and console applications.	Mono permits you to build different application types available in .NET Framework, including mobile applications, GUI-enabled desktop apps, etc.
.NET Core does not have the built-in capability to be compiled into WebAssembly-compatible packages.	Mono has the built-in capability to be compiled into WebAssembly-compatible packages.
.NET Core is never intended for gaming. You can only develop a text-based adventure or relatively basic browser-based game using .NET Core.	Mono is intended for the development of Games. Games can be developed using the Unity gaming engine that supports Mono.

Vishal Yelve4y ago
Both are implementations of the .NET Standard but they have different implementation details. Mono is historically grown by the need of a cross-platform .NET implementation that runs everywhere. Later Mono became the foundation for Xamarin.

.NET Core is designed for performance, cross-platform, scalable cloud scenarios and the main workload is ASP.NET Core that runs on it. It's true that both are similar in the API surface and cross-platform capabilities, but they were created with other requirements in mind.

Both framework implementations are well supported. Depending on what you need to do, you pick one of them:

.NET Core
- ASP.NET Core (Web Apps)
- Desktop Apps WPF, WF (.NET Core 3.0 and Windows only)
- Console Apps
Mono
- Games (with Unity)
- Console Apps
- Desktop Apps (e.g. GTK#, cross-platform)
- Mobile Apps (Android, iOS)
Rajanikant Hawaldar4y ago
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