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SepA Brief Version History of ASP.NET
21 Jul 2025
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ASP.NET Framework is a part of .NET framework. It is used to create dynamic website, web application and web services. It is a server side technology that uses all .NET compatible language such as C#, VB.NET, J# etc. which are compiled to Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). ASP.NET uses server control to develop rapid and interactive application in easy way.
ASP.NET Version History
ASP.NET Version
Introduced with .NET & IDE
Features Detail
4.5.1
4.5.1 and Visual Studio 2013
One ASP.NET
ASP.NET Scaffolding
ASP.NET Identity
4.5
4.5 and Visual Studio 2012
Strongly Typed Data Controls
Model Binding
Unobtrusive Validation
Bundling and Minification
Async Support
Support for asynchronous modules and handlers
Friendly URL
HTML5 Features enhancements
Support for WebSocket protocol
oAuth Support
4.0
4.0 and Visual Studio 2010
Introduced ClientIdMode property for Server Control
Routing
Introduced Meta tags MetaKeyword and MetaDescription
Chart Control
3.5
3.5 and Visual Studio 2008
Integrated ASP.NET AJAX
Support LINQ
New Data controls LINQ DataSource, ListView and DataPager
Dynamic Data
Multi-targeting Framework Support
2.0
2.0 and Visual Studio 2005
New Data controls GridView, FormView and DetailsView
DataSource controls SQLDataSource, Object DataSource, AccessDataSource, XMLDataSource and SiteMapDataSource
Navigation controls
Master pages
Cross Page Postbacks
Validation Groups
Themes
Skins
Login controls
Role Management
Profiles
Membership Service
Localization and Globalization
1.1
1.1 and Visual Studio .NET 2003
ASP.NET Mobile controls
Built-in support for ODBC and databases
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) support
1.0
1.0 and Visual Studio .NET
Support for Object-oriented Web application development
Use of DLL class libraries
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