Developing software with Microsoft’s .NET is quite a challenge for most businesses—but it is also one you can overcome through outsourcing. At BairesDev, we work with the Top 1% of .NET Developers to guarantee high-quality results, every time.
Our end-to-end .NET outsourcing services are fully-customizable to your every need, regardless of project size or complexity. Thanks to our rigorous hiring process, we are able to build custom development teams that match the needs of your project and integrate seamlessly with your in-house team.
Our .NET developers, architects, and consultants have worked on projects for companies of all sizes, from startups to some of the biggest enterprises in the world. Talk to one of our .NET Consultants and learn how to add value to your project today.
What is .NET?
.NET is an open-source, cross-platform framework used to create web-based applications and web services. The main characteristic of the .NET platform is its support for language interoperability, which allows .NET developers to create applications that work with code written in different languages, such as C#, F#, and VB.NET.
Although .NET was released by Microsoft in 2002 as a proprietary software development platform, it quickly changed its design to become a fully-featured global ecosystem. Today, the .NET worldwide community boasts over 60,000 active Open Source Software (OSS) contributors and 3,700 company contributors. It’s very common for businesses to outsource .NET development services to create many different types of applications—from web and mobile to microservices and gaming to machine learning and IoT.
How to Hire .NET Developers through BairesDev
From fully managed teams to individual expert Engineers, we offer tailored-fit .NET solutions that match your particular context and goals.
Tell Us About You
Tell us about your company, your project, or the goals you want to achieve. Our senior .NET consultants will talk it out with you.
Meet Your Custom Team
We will assign a dedicated .NET development team to your project within days, giving you immediate access to the Top 1% of Tech Talent.
Project Start
Your custom team of .NET developers will integrate seamlessly with your in-house operations and jump-start your project right way.
What is .NET Used For?
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Distributed Applications
Build a powerful an interconnected network to maximize the collaboration capabilities of your team. We work with the best .NET developers to create innovate Microsoft solutions with distributed cloud architectures.
Content Management Systems
.NET is one of the most used programming languages to create custom Content Management Systems (CMS). Manage your operations and internal with a unique solution tailored-fit to your needs.
eCommerce Platforms
The relevance of eCommerce has sky-rocketed and companies are struggling to keep up. By hiring the best .NET developers, you can create an attractive and super-efficient eCommerce platform or take your current one to the next level.
Smart Networks
.NET uses Machine learning to enhance applications with speech processing, vision algorithms, and even predictive models that connect networks and devices with IoT applications.
The Best and Most Used .NET Tools and Environments
.NET developers use various tools, libraries, and environments to extend the capabilities and flexibility of .NET software development projects.
ASP.NET Core
Used to power anything from single-page applications to complex networks, the ASP.NET Core modular web framework is open-source, quite versatile, and easy to use.
Ooui
Web framework focused on interactivity and UI ran on C# code. It can target WASM and run in-browser without server-side scripting.
SharpLang
Lightweight, performance-oriented .NET front-end compiler that works with any .NET supported language. It also uses LLVM on the backend.
Blazor
UI-based framework based on both Razor and C#. Its design simplifies the web app development process and allows developers to run client-side apps using open web standards.
When Do You Need .NET Development?
Since its initial release in 2002, .NET has evolved from a proprietary software development platform to a fully-featured global ecosystem. Today, businesses use .NET development services to create many different types of applications—from web and mobile to microservices and gaming to machine learning and IoT.
Although .NET developers fulfill an essential role in many types of projects, they’re required in:
- Enterprise-scale projects such as an ERP application development for an international corporation, a data mining analysis system for a major banking firm, or a logistics tracking IT infrastructure for a shipping company.
- Projects that require cross-platform compatibility such as an app that electric utility field workers can use to monitor vegetation growth near power equipment.
- Projects projected to scale quickly and unexpectedly such as a SaaS subscription service ready to explode at any moment.
How Difficult Is It To Find Good .NET Core Developers?
As it happens with most tech-related positions, it’s fairly challenging to find good .NET Core developers. The main reason is that there aren’t that many great .NET engineers to begin with. That’s attributable to the language’s rather young age, the general scarcity of software developers, and .NET Core’s steep learning curve.
That’s not all. When looking for a great .NET development company or developers, you’ll need to look for candidates who also have experience with .NET’s extended family of products, an expanded toolkit that includes:
- .NET Core development
- .NET Web App development
- ASP.NET MVC development
- REST API development
- WPF Application skills
- Azure Cloud integration
This means you should be looking for developers with a larger skill set who can take advantage of everything .NET Core has to offer. Finally, there’s always the added challenge of having to look for developers who have the required soft skills to work on modern software development projects, including communication, collaboration, curiosity, self-improvement, and creativity.
How To Choose a .NET Core Developer for Your Project
Choosing the right .NET Core developer for your project is a process with several steps, including understanding your project’s goals and requirements, identifying the skills and experience you’ll need, interviewing multiple candidates, assessing their abilities, checking the fit with your team, and ultimately negotiating the relationship itself. While that seems like a lot of work, forgetting one of those steps can prevent you from getting the professional you really need.
That’s why you have to start strong by truly understanding the projects in which the .NET Core developer will work on. By knowing everything about scope, objectives, deadlines, methodologies, and needed skills, you’ll be in a better position to assess the candidates who apply for your roles.
Based on that initial information, you’ll be able to better analyze the candidates’ capabilities, potential, and overall fit with your team. Naturally, you’ll need to know what kind of technical and soft skills you’re looking for as core abilities for the .NET engineers you want from your team. Those often include:
- Strong debugging skills and the ability to detect and fix errors
- Familiarity with .NET Framework
- A very strong grasp of Object-Oriented Programming
- Proficiency with C#
- Well versed in Microsoft Visual Studio IDE
- Ability to ask the right questions of clients, customers, and those above them
- Solid understanding of application UX and UI design
- Open to alternative ways of solving a problem
- Excellent communication skills
- Self-motivated and autonomous
- Agility to pivot quickly to keep up with project shifts
- Ability to communicate very complex ideas in non-complicated ways to stakeholders
- Full understanding of full-stack development, automation, and containers
- Humility
What Is a Full Stack .NET Developer?
A full stack .NET developer is a software engineer capable of working on both the front and the backends of any .NET project. In other words, a full stack .NET engineer can work on the underlying logic and functionality of an application as well as on the interface and all the components with which the user interacts.
The .NET framework is so versatile and supports so many programming languages that any .NET developer can become a full stack engineer. Naturally, not all .NET engineers do so, mainly because turning into a full stack developer implies understanding the overall logic of the application and how everything works together. That’s why full stack .NET developers don’t just have strong technical skills but also other abilities, such as an understanding of DevOps, knowledge of business analytics, and decision making.
What Is the Difference Between .NET Framework and .NET Core?
The .NET framework was Microsoft’s platform to build applications for Windows. While it is still available, the Redmond giant doesn’t provide support for it anymore, mainly because it already launched a superior successor: .NET Core.
.NET Core is a newer version of the .NET framework, and the main difference is the ability to build applications for operating systems other than Windows, namely Linux and macOS. Yet, there are other differences between both versions:
- .NET Core is faster.
- .NET Core works better in containers.
- .NET Core has ongoing support, while .NET framework’s support has been discontinued.
- .NET Core is cross-platform, while .NET framework only works on Windows.
- .NET framework has pre-configured environments and systems.
- .NET Core has a steeper learning curve.
What Languages Does the .NET Framework Support?
The .NET framework supports more than 60 languages, such as VB.NET, Cobal, Pearl, C#, C++, and F#. .NET Core supports fewer languages, but includes popular and newer languages like C#, VB.NET, F#, XAML, and TypeScript.
What Is the Difference Between Managed and Unmanaged Code?
Managed code is run by the common language runtime (CLR) and requires the .NET framework to execute. In other words, it’s the code that’s executed directly in a runtime environment, something that implies different advantages, such as improved security, automatic implementation of garbage collection, and even dynamic type checking.
Unmanaged code, for its part, doesn’t require the CLR for execution but depends on the processor architecture. This means that it’s the software developer’s responsibility to know how the code compilation will be done. Using unmanaged code provides the engineer with low-level access to the code, which guarantees them more flexibility. However, unmanaged code relies too much on the developer’s abilities, which means there are more chances of human error.
How To Execute Managed Code
The execution process for managed code includes several steps, including:
- Writing the source code in one of the supported languages (usually C# or VB.Net)
- Compiling the code to Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL)—the compiler translates the source code into a new language called MSIL, which contains metadata with a description of the application and its dependencies
- Compiling MSIL to native code—the just in time (JIT) compiler takes the MSIL code and converts it into native code, which is then stored in the memory buffer
- Executing the native code—once the code is native, the framework sends it to the .NET runtime manager, which receives different services such as garbage collection and enhanced deployment
What Is the Garbage Collection Process?
Garbage collection is a process that performs memory usage optimization. The .NET framework uses the garbage collector to release unused code from within memory at different times. Most often the garbage collector will release objects in Generation 0, which is short-lived. The garbage collector works in 4 phases:
- Phase 1: Identifies a list of objects.
- Phase 2: Updates references for the objects to be compacted.
- Phase 3: Reclaims the space taken up by dead objects.
- Phase 4: Remaining code is transported to an older segment.
Job Description
We are looking for a software developer with high proficiency in C# and other .NET supported languages to join our development team. We are looking for smart individuals and team players who can code, test, and execute innovative and secure applications. It’s an excellent opportunity for professionals who want to grow their skills in a dynamic and vibrant company. The developer should be able to design sophisticated and quality products that are easy to use and perform at all times.
Responsibilities
- Design, scale, and maintain reliable C# code.
- Create in-house and client applications as per requirements.
- Test and debug software modules.
- Report and solve product issues.
- Improve performance and functionality of systems.
- Coordinate with internal and external teams to understand requirements and create solutions.
- Follow industry best practices and standards.
Skills and Qualifications
- Knowledge of C# and its environment, as well as the .NET framework
- Experience in designing reusable libraries and frameworks (e.g., Nancy)
- Basic understanding of OOP design principles for scalable applications
- Proven experience with languages such as JavaScript and HTML
- Experience with database and SQL language
- Experience with code versioning tools (Git)
- Knowledge of MVC principles and code arrangement
- Problem-solving skills and team spirit