Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Introducing .NET Core 5

.NET Core 5 is an open source, general-purpose, and modular subset of the .NET Framework that is designed to be portable across platforms, with the goal of maximizing code reuse and sharing. .NET Core 5 is modular because it is offered in smaller assembly packages with mostly no dependencies rather than one large assembly that contains most of the core functionality. This is important for two reasons: Microsoft can update .NET Core 5 with an agile development model, while you as a developer can simply choose the functionality pieces that you actually need for your apps and libraries. Instead of adding assembly references, as you are used to doing if you have existing experience with Visual Studio, when developing for ...