Navigating .NET and .NET Standard for Cross-Platform Development

Learn how to get the most from the .NET ecosystem by choosing the right version, libraries, and framework for your project.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Overview of the .NET Ecosystem

• The evolution of .NET
• Portability and reuse challenges
• OSS and .NET development

2. Modern .NET Implementations

• Modern .NET Implementations
• What's in an implementation?
• .NET Framework demo
• .NET Core demo
• Mono demo
• UWP demo

3. Libraries and Packages

• Base Class Library
• Application frameworks
• Demo of ASP.NET Core
• Demo of NancyFx in Visual Studio
• Demo of NancyFx in Linux
• Overview of NuGet
• Demo of NuGet

4. Use the .NET Standard Library

• What is .NET Standard?
• Clarifying .NET Standard
• Using a .NET Standard library

5. Create a .NET Standard Library

• Creating a .NET Standard library
• Create a .NET Standard library in Visual Studio
• Create a .NET Standard library on Linux using CLI
• Overview of .NET compatibility shims
• Using compatibility shims in Visual Studio
• Using compatibility shims on Linux using CLI

6. Migrate with the .NET Portability Analyzer

• Overview of the .NET Portability Analyzer
• Visual Studio and the .NET Portability Analyzer
• Using the .NET Portability Analyzer with Visual Studio
• The CLI and the .NET Portability Analyzer
• Using the .NET Portability Analyzer with the CLI

Conclusion

• Next steps