I was recently part of a conversation thread online, which reinforced the naming confusion that exists around the .NET (dotnet) ecosystem. I thought I’d summarize my responses to that thread, as it surely can be confusing to a newcomer, or even someone who blinked and missed a bit of time, as things change fast.
@Kissaki @SmartmanApps More accurately, #netstandard is the bridge between #netfx and #dotnet. It was a cross-platform thing when #xamarin and #uwp were viable, but today it is really just a migration bridge.
We use it a lot in #cslanet for example, because we support everything from #netfx 4.6.2 onwards.
For most mainstream developers though, this is all just background noise.