After making Office free for both main mobile operating platforms, Android and iOS, Microsoft announced a completely new open source framework: .NET Core.

Generally speaking .NET Core can be considered a modular, cross-platform, open-source framework for developers, integrating the latest web apps, but also microservices and console applications.

But still, what are the main advantages of using Microsoft’s new framework? Let’s find out together…

Development, testing, and deployment, in an instant

It’s not a secret that making the first steps in web development with ASP.NET is seriously time-consuming. Still, ever since the release of .NET Core – otherwise an open source solution – developers became aware of the fact that the new framework’s possibilities, but also the fact that it can be used with various text editors, including the likes of Sublime Text, Atom, or Visual Studio Code.

Another aspect that we really like is the “Save & Refresh” approach. Basically, this makes it very easy to see the code change effects, but without any deployment at all. Simply write your code, save the work and refresh your browser in order to see what you’ve done.

Finally, .NET Core includes a built-in memory database, which turned out to be an incredibly useful one, especially when it comes to unit testing, but also testing automation practices.

It’s friendly with other platforms

Moving on, Microsoft’s framework makes all the compatibility problems faced by developers forgotten. Considering that all .NET Core framework-based apps are all standalone, they already have the runtime setting. Technically, this means that they don’t depend on the operating system you’re using.

Basically, you can set up apps to run on, let’s say, Windows, in the same way, they run on MacOS or Linux. How cool is that?

And as a side note, the framework is compatible with several database engine platforms, from which we remind SQL Server, MySQL – of course -, My Car, Oracle, MS Access, and many more.

It has everything you need to create cloud apps

Another advantage of .NET Core that’s really worth mentioning is that it’s designed – not especially for this, but it does an excellent job at it – for building high-performance cloud apps.

The framework comes with all the tools you need, as well as the templates needed by developers in order to put together their cloud apps in no time.

So, are you going to give it a try?

IB Systems can assist you with using .NET Core, thanks to its team of skilled developers. Whether you’re after complete software solutions or consultancy, here you can find all the information you need about Microsoft’s framework, as well as many more programming languages, databases and platforms.

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The database solution you decide upon will eventually end up being at the core of your dynamic content. It’s able to store, but also secure and retrieve the data needed for the apps you’re working with, making it essential for your business.

And still, there are a lot of people who just can’t decide which one of these, MS SQL database and the MySQL database are the best for them. If you’re among them, you’re in the right place, as we’re going to talk about what differentiates these two platforms and try to decide which one is the better choice.

Both languages give users the possibility to host multiple databases on a single server, as well as using tables to completely store data, having both primary and foreign key constraints, and use indexes in order to increase performance and sort out data. And these are just a few of the things you can do…

As mentioned above, there are a lot of similarities between Microsoft’s SQL database and the MySQL database, like scalability, incredibly high performance and web-based popularity, among others. Still, we’re here to decide which one is the best choice, so we’re interested in the differences.

Native compatibility

When it comes to MySQL, it works natively with the PHP, while MS SQL, in contrast, is in most cases used with .NET. Technically speaking, integration is simpler if you use MySQL for PHP projects, while MS SQL is excellent for Windows-based project.

One of them doesn’t cost a dime

It’s well known that Microsoft’s SQL database solution is open-source and most important, free. Sure, you will pay for support whenever you need it. On the other side, running and SQL server can be pretty costly. But it does come with its advantages, of course.

IDE Tools

Both of these two platforms integrate IDE tools, but what some beginners do not know is that you actually need the proper tool, with the right server of course. The Microsoft SQL database used Management Studio, while MySQL is designed to use on Enterprise Manager. The tools allow the user to connect to the server, then manage all the settings and make configurations regarding security, table design, or architecture.

The missing LINQ

Microsoft’s SQL database can be used to set up entity framework classes in .NET and automatically start using LINQ queries, but when it comes to the good ol’ MySQL, used alongside .NET, you need to start looking for and download third-party provider tools.

MyISAM and InnoDB

Both engines are MySQL configurations, allowing the developer to create different designs and programming. The difference is that if you’re using MSSQL, you need to create a database, but there’s no need t specify completely different engines.

To wrap it up, we can say that the database that’s the best for your business depends on the hosting environment you choose. But if you want to find more about MSSQL and MySQL’s pros and cons, depending on your objectives, you can always contact professionals.

The team at IB Systems is proficient in databases, whether we’re talking about SQL and no-SQL, so they definitely have the answer to all your questions related to them!

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