What's new in .NET 5 | Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com › core › whats-newSep 22, 2022 · ASP.NET Core 5.0 is based on .NET 5 but retains the name "Core" to avoid confusing it with ASP.NET MVC 5. Likewise, Entity Framework Core 5.0 retains the name "Core" to avoid confusing it with Entity Framework 5 and 6. .NET 5 includes the following improvements and new features compared to .NET Core 3.1: C# updates F# updates Visual Basic updates