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> .NET Core requires you to jump one version up almost every year,

Close.

* The requirement is to jump every second year when a LTS version comes out. Last one was .NET 6 to .NET 8. And next, .NET 10 will come in November 2025. You can jump 1 version every year, but it's not a "requirement".

* It's just called ".NET" now, not ".NET Core". There is no ambiguity in e.g. ".NET 8" - it's the modern version formerly known as ".NET Core".

* Release is every year in November, and every second one is LTS. there's no "almost", it's every time. IDK if this will still be so in 10 years time, but it's been consistent.

* maintenance cost? Yes, you have to review project files and build pipelines in order to to update, so there's some detailed work, but the actual breaking changes and puzzling issues are few to non-existent. It typically goes very smoothly after you change some numbers.



We've only done it once so far, who knows if it'll stay that smooth. Before that it was chaotic, to say the least.




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