Resolved Visual Studio 2019 Template Type Difference "Windows Forms App" vs "Windows Forms App (.NET Framework)"

[gsaunders]

In Visual Studio 2019 there are two template types called:

• Windows Forms App
  • A project template for creating .NET Windows Forms (Winforms)
• Windows Forms App (.NET Framework)
  • A project for creating an application with a Windows Forms (Winforms) user interface

Is the only difference where one target's .NET and the other does not? Or iis that not the difference, but some other difference?

Thank you?

 

[JohnH]

First is latest and greatest .Net 5 (or .Net Core 3.1 if you choose), it may not be fully working with all features/designers yet, but it's the road ahead.
Second is good old .Net Framework 4.8, a well established working platform since beginning of .Net. Discontinued, there will be no further development for .Net Framework.

 

[gsaunders]

John,

Thanks for your reply. That clears it up!

Greg

 

[Tallman]

typical microsoft - surely when they did some UAT someone asked the same question and instead of taking 5 seconds to make it clear they just couldn't be bothered.

 

[JohnH]

I understand how MS is pushing the new as default, and marks the old project types ".Net framework". The new project types also supports several versions, .Net Core as well as the new .Net Core based .Net 5 and .Net 6 versions, you're asked to select version when creating the project, so I also understand why they are not marking those projects specifically.