- Option 1 – ASP.NET Web Application
- Option 3 – ASP.NET Core Web Application
Although both project templates use Full .Net Framework, Option 1 is for creating projects using legacy version of ASP.NET MVC in which we can use Global.asax.
Option 3 is totally new concept in which wwwroot folder, using task runners and everything is through OWIN middleware.
A lot of organization and companies are not ready to jump into new project template yet. I believe Option 1 is there for backward compatibility.
