Maybe something to add to the side-bar?
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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/glossary#net
The glossary is also good.
I think omitting .net core is not the best decision.
I think omitting .net core is not the best decision.
Yeah that confused me a bit too, then I found he talked about it underneath the table
Also .net standard is the only way to target framework and .net and is used heavily.
Maybe something to add to the side-bar?
The linked post doesn’t seem like that good of a reference that I would put it in the sidebar. IMO it could be done better. But if you mean to say, something like it; yeah, the .NET environment is vast and can be confusing, especially when new to it. An overview or reference to one makes sense.
I suppose the term “.NET” encompasses both, but most of us that write and speak in this space tend to use “.NET Framework” for legacy, and “.NET” for modern .NET.
there’s the whole “.NET Core” thing
Before around net7, the open source cross platform non-framework dotnet was called Core. net6/7/8 is the .NET Core technology, but Core was dropped from the naming.
Now, .NET may refer to that modern dotnet tech, or .NET Framework. Presumably, the latter is referred to only in contexts where it’s obvious that .NET Framework is meant.
and .NET Standard (2 versions). […] Are those relevant in the world right now, today? Hopefully not really!
.NET Standard is still relevant for libraries that target/publish for both .NET Framework and net6+. .NET Standard is the cross-platform baseline.
@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.
the .NET environment is vast and can be confusing, especially when new to it.
Yeah it was prompted by someone on Mastodon asking about it, and Rocky saw it. I saw the reply too, and thought it was still a little vague, then a few days later this blog post turns up :-)
BTW if anyone wants to follow him he’s Rocky Lhotka. He’s on Pixelfed too (and Bluesky), but not as much work stuff on his Pixelfed account.
