I know that a framework sets the foundation for a programming type but what is a programming platform? and if it is different to a framework how does it differ?
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Google. http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?229460-Framework-VS-Development-Platform – Brett Holmes Jul 30 '14 at 03:23
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Typically, "platform" refers to the actual hardware/software upon which a piece of software is built or for which it is destined.
Example usage: "I built this app for the Windows platform."
"Framework" refers to a collection of libraries/classes with the common goal of providing a scaffold on which to build software. Frameworks might completely alter how you implement your program or they might just speed up common tasks. Example usage: "I built this app using an MVC framework for the backend."
Example of using both terms together: "I built this app for Android platform devices using Xamarin, an implementation of the .NET framework."
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I think .NET is both framework and platform. By .NET, I mean .NET Core, .NET Framework, Mono, or Xamarin as opposed to .NET Standard, which is something totally different. I've written a [blog post](https://www.danielcrabtree.com/blog/299/what-is-net-framework-or-platform) that discusses this. – Daniel Crabtree Aug 18 '17 at 05:21