[ThunderSizzle]

I can't tell you how many people are confused that (1) Microsoft dropped "Core" from .NET 5+, and that .NET 4.8 and .NET 8 are not the same thing.

Microsoft jumped from .NET Core 3 to .Net (Core) 5 to avoid people conflating .NET Core 4 with .NET Framework 4.

Now tech adjacent people in my world, including people from Microsoft, think .NET Core 8 and .NET Framrwork 4.8 refer to the same version.

Luckily that problem will go away as we do our now biannual ritual of upgrading .NET versions, frustratingly.

[pjmlp]

Easy, do you want links to podcast interviews from .NET team members where they mention this still being an issue with .NET adoption outside traditional Microsoft shops.

For example, see Mandy Mantiquila interview with Nick Chapsas, if I remember correctly it is one of them.