.NET Standard for Absolute Beginners

If you are a beginner in ASP.NET Core chances are at some point in time you stumbled upon this - .NET Standard. You probably wondered what it is and how is it different than .NET Framework and .NET Core. Although you might have heard this term, while developing your ASP.NET Core apps you might not have bothered about it at all. This might have made you wonder even more as to what's the use of .NET Standard if it's not actively used while developing your apps. You might have also felt bit confusing about the version number that accompanies .NET Standard. This article attempts to explain all these questions about .NET Standard from beginner's perspective. My aim is to quickly enable you to grasp the concept and utility of .NET Standard and I also provide pointers for more detailed understanding.

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