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Dirk StraussExploring Advanced Features in C#https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4856-0_5

5. Getting Started with .NET Core 3.0

Dirk Strauss1 
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Uitenhage, South Africa
 
These days it’s hard to code using the Microsoft technology stack without hearing the word .NET Core. It might leave some wondering exactly what it is. Well, .NET Core is an open source development platform that is maintained on GitHub by Microsoft and the .NET Community. It allows developers to write applications that support Windows, Linux, and macOS. In fact, .NET Core can be summarized by the following characteristics:

  • It is cross-platform, running on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

  • It is open source, using MIT and Apache 2 licenses, and is also a .NET Foundation ...

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