Microsoft has announced the release of .NET Framework 5. ASP.NET 5 is a lean .NET stack for building modern web apps. It consists of modular components with minimal overhead, so you retain flexibility while constructing your solutions. It includes the next versions of ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Web Pages and SignalR. It is a high-performance and modular design, and supports full side by side to make it seamless to migrate from on premise to the cloud.