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        <h1>ASP.NET Documentation</h1>
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			ASP.NET is an open source web framework for building modern web apps and services with .NET. 
            ASP.NET creates websites based on HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript that are simple, fast, 
			and can scale to millions of users.
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        <p>ASP.NET Core or ASP.NET?</p>
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            <li><a href="https://www.asp.net/learn" class="button-bordered button-translucent">Compare</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://dot.net/core" class="button-bordered button-translucent">Get ASP.NET Core</a></li>
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                <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/tutorials/first-mvc-app/start-mvc">Building your first ASP.NET Core MVC app with Visual Studio</a></li>
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                <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/tutorials/your-first-mac-aspnet">Your First ASP.NET Core Application on a Mac Using Visual Studio Code</a></li>
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                            <p>ASP.NET Core</p>
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                            ASP.NET Core is a new open-source and cross-platform web framework for building modern cloud-based web applications on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
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                                <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/getting-started">
                                    <h3>Getting Started</h3>
                                    <p>Learn how to create and run a simple ASP.NET Core application.</p>
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                                <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/api/">
                                    <h3>API Reference</h3>
                                    <p>Browse the ASP.NET Core API, organized by namespace.</p>
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                                <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/fundamentals/">
                                    <h3>Fundamentals</h3>
                                    <p>Learn the fundamentals of ASP.NET Core.</p>
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                            <p>ASP.NET</p>
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                            ASP.NET is a mature web platform that provides all the services that you require to build enterprise-class server-based web applications using .NET on Windows.
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                                <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/overview">
                                    <h3>Getting Started</h3>
                                    <p>Learn how to create websites and web APIs with ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Web Forms, or Web Pages.</p>
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                                <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/api-ref">
                                    <h3>API Reference</h3>
                                    <p>Browse the ASP.NET API, organized by framework and namespace.</p>
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                                <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/aspnet/mvc/overview/getting-started/introduction/getting-started">
                                    <h3>Build an ASP.NET MVC web app</h3>
                                    <p>This series of tutorials will teach you the basics of building an ASP.NET MVC 5 web app using Visual Studio.</p>
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