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I'm relatively new to GraphQL and want to implement GraphQL to my existing ASP.NET Framework (with Entity Framework 4) application which has an MSSQL Server as the backend.

While browsing for GraphQL libraries and for their demos/examples I found out that all the .NET related examples are using the relatively new .NET Core framework in their examples. (e.g. https://github.com/JacekKosciesza/StarWars)

I want to know whether referring to such examples is advisable for my .NET Framework project and if there are any examples for the same i.e. particularly specific to .NET Framework.

Mr.Human
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    The *libraries* run in both *runtimes*. The examples will work the same. As for why people write their examples using .NET Core - they are writing about new tech like GraphQL, why would they use the *old* framework? Which is why .NET Core is the fourth most popular framework in SO's developer survey this year. – Panagiotis Kanavos Mar 21 '18 at 09:32
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    If you check the Package Manager images in the link you posted, it shows that the GraphQL targets both .NET Framework v 4.5+ *and* any framework that supports the [.NET Standard 1.1](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/net-standard), ie all Full Framework versions since 4.5, Mono, Xamarin, UWP, .NET Core. Even if it targeted eg .NET Standard 2.0, it would pull in any required compatibility libraries. – Panagiotis Kanavos Mar 21 '18 at 09:36

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You are right. There are rarely any example of GraphQL using .NET framework. To answer your question I can say that, in my case I had to use GraphQL with .NET framework since I had other project dependencies which were already written in .NET framework. I guess similarly, you may ofcourse need GraphQL implementation in .NET framework. You also asked for an example. Here is one example that I have setup in Github (GraphQL server example in .NET framework). This is a very basic example and should be simple to try out. So here is my two cents who are looking for it. https://github.com/mail4hafij/GraphQL

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