.NET Core contains two core components—the runtime CoreCLR and the base-class libraries CoreFX. In this section, we will cover the following topics:
CoreFX
CoreCLR
Understanding MSIL, CLI, CTS, and CLS
How CLR works
From compilation to execution—under the hood
Garbage collection
.NET Native and JIT compilation
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