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Common language runtime is a .NET Framework run-time environment which manages the execution of programs written in any of several supported languages. Microsoft refers to its Common Language Runtime as a “managed execution environment.

Programmers writing in any of Visual Basic, Visual C++,or C# compile their programs into an intermediate form of code called Common Intermediate Language (CIL) in a portable execution (PE) file that can then be managed and executed by the Common Language Runtime.

The CLR’s just-in-time compiler (JIT compiler) converts the CIL code into code native to the operating system.The virtual machine aspect of the CLR allows programmers to ignore many details of the specific CPU that will execute the program.

The CLR also provides other important services,such as Memory management,Thread management,Exception handling,Garbage collection,Security.

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Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 on September 29, 2008 which marks the next generation of developer tools from Microsoft.

Based upon .NET Framework 4.0 Brad Abrams released a poster “.Net Framework 4.0 universe” , which gives you a clear view of new stuffs in .NET Framework 4.0.You can download the poster in PDF format.

Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0 deliver key innovations in the following pillars:

• Democratizing Application Lifecycle Management
• Enabling emerging trends
• Inspiring developer delight
• Riding the next generation platform wave
• Breakthrough Departmental Applications

You can have a overview of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 from msdn.

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