This document provides an overview of getting started with ASP.NET 5. It discusses some of the key problems with previous versions of ASP.NET like long loading times and lack of cross-platform support. ASP.NET 5 addresses these issues by using a smaller core CLR, running on .NET Core which allows cross-platform deployment. It features side-by-side versioning of .NET, simplifies dependencies with NuGet, and improved request pipelines. The document demonstrates setting up a basic ASP.NET MVC 6 project and highlights how Visual Studio compiles and runs code much faster with ASP.NET 5. While Web Forms is still supported, ASP.NET 5 unites MVC and Web API into a single framework