.NET Standard 2.0 Cookbook (Paperback or Softback)

Get the best of the .NET framework using the Standard Libraries and create a .NET Standard 2.0 library from scratch

Key Features

• Learn the latest features of .NET Standard 2.0 and how to write better code by using the Standard Library
• Understand the scope and power of the Library features to deal with real-world problems
• Leverage the simplicity and elegance of the Standard Library, to overcome tasks that are time-consuming or deal-breaking.

Book Description

With the latest version of .NET, Microsoft has standardized the entire platform for Core, the Framework as well as Xamarin. .NET Standard is a standard that represents a set of APIs that all .NET platforms have to implement, thus making it easier for developers to access and use one common library for their development needs.

If you want to get the best of the .NET framework using the Standard Libraries and program in a better way, then this book is for you.

Beginning with a quick refresher, the book will help you understand the mechanics of the new standard and offer insight into how it works. You will explore the core library concepts-such as working with collections, configurations, I/O, security, multithreading and more. It will explore the iOS and Android related libraries of Xamarin and guide you through to create a .NET Standard 2.0 library and use it with an Android and iOS application. Towards the end, you will learn the various Debugging and Diagnostics tools to deliver a quality library and create a NuGet package of the .NET Standard 2.0 library and submit it to the world.

By the end of the book, you will gain the ability to expand your current workflow to various .NET flavors and get the skills to create a .NET Standard 2.0 library from scratch to package and deliver it to the world.

What you will learn

• Create a .NET Standard 2.0 library
• Use System.IO within the .NET Standard 2.0
• Make use of legacy .NET libraries with the new standard
• Explore the Thread support for creating a multithreaded .NET Standard 2.0 library
• Create a .NET Standard 2.0 library and use it with an Android and iOS application.
• Implement the various Visual Studio 2017 Diagnostics and Debugging Tools
• Create a NuGet Package of your library and submit the package to NuGet Package Manager
• Test and deliver a .NET Standard 2.0 library to the world.

Who This Book Is For

This book will appeal to C# and .NET programmers who are eager to learn how to make the best use of the latest standard.

Fiqri Ismail is an Experienced Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, C#, Azure, PHP, and Delphi, he has also been a Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio and Related Technologies for 11 concussive years to date. He is also a Community Leader, Speaker.