.NET Standard

.NET Standard is a Microsoft-maintained set of specifications and standards that all .NET platforms must adhere to and implement. It formally specifies the APIs that are meant to be implemented by all variants of the .NET platform. There are currently three development platforms on the .NET platform—.NET Core, .NET Framework, and Xamarin. The .NET platform is needed to provide uniformity, and consistency, and makes it easier to share codes and reuse libraries on the three variants of .NET platform.

.NET platform provides the definition of a set of uniform Base Class Libraries APIs to be implemented by all .NET platforms, to allow developers to easily develop applications and reusable libraries across the .NET platforms. Currently ...

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