Targeting the .NET Core
For 15 years, .NET programmers have been targeting the .NET Framework, so there are many projects that may need to move from Windows-only to cross-platform by retargeting to the .NET Core.
Understanding the .NET Portability Analyzer
To ensure that a project will work cross-platform, we can install and run the Visual Studio 2015 extension named .NET Portability Analyzer.
It allows you to choose multiple platforms that you would like to target and then scans your compiled assemblies, passes a list of the types and methods that you use to a web service, and produces a report that lists which ones are not supported on each platform along with recommendations for fixes.
Installing the .NET Portability Analyzer
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