- VB.NET is an object-oriented programming language that is implemented on the .NET framework. It evolved from Visual Basic 6 but is not backwards compatible. - The .NET framework is a software development platform created by Microsoft to build applications for the Windows platform. It was first released in 2002. - The .NET framework can be used to create both web-based and desktop applications and supports languages like C# and VB.NET. Developers can select the language to develop applications.