Answer:   Developers can use VB.NET and access features such as strong typing and object-oriented programming. Using compiled languages also means that ASP.NET pages do not suffer the performance penalties associated with interpreted code. ASP.NET pages are precompiled to byte-code and Just In Time (JIT) compiled when first requested. Subsequent requests are directed to the fully compiled code, which is cached until the source changes.

Answer:   .NET Framework supports more than 60 programming languages in which 11 programming languages are designed and developed by Microsoft. The remaining Non-Microsoft Languages which are supported by .NET Framework but not designed and developed by Microsoft.

11 Programming Languages which are designed and developed by Microsoft are:

C#.NET
VB.NET
C++.NET
J#.NET
F#.NET
JSCRIPT.NET
WINDOWS POWERSHELL
IRON RUBY
IRON PYTHON
C OMEGA
ASML(Abstract State Machine Language)