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title: "What is ASP.NET? | Microsoft Docs"
author: shanselman
description: "Microsoft's Scott Hanselman gives a brief overview of ASP.NET."
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ms.date: 03/09/2010
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What is ASP.NET?
====================
by [Scott Hanselman](https://github.com/shanselman)

Microsoft's Scott Hanselman gives a brief overview of ASP.NET.

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