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.NET Standard 2.0 Cookbook

By : Fiqri Ismail
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.NET Standard 2.0 Cookbook

By: Fiqri Ismail

Overview of this book

The .NET Standard is a standard that represents a set of APIs that all .NET platforms have to implement, making it easy for developers to access and use one common library for their development needs. This book begins with a quick refresher, helping you understand the mechanics of the new standard and offering insight into how it works. You’ll explore the core library concepts, such as working with collections, configurations, I/O, security, and multithreading. You’ll explore the iOS and Android libraries of Xamarin and we’ll guide you through creating a .NET Standard 2.0 library, which you’ll use with both Android and iOS applications. In the final chapters, you’ll learn the various debugging and diagnostics tools to deliver quality libraries and create a NuGet package of the .NET Standard 2.0 library. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to expand your current workflow to various .NET flavors and have the essential skills to create a .NET Standard 2.0 library from scratch to package and deliver it to the world.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Setting up .NET Core in macOS


In this recipe, we will be looking at how to set up things on macOS to run .NET Core 2.0 applications. At the time of writing, the macOS version is macOS High Sierra 10.13.2. We need a device such as a MacBook or an iMac for running macOS, or else you can skip this recipe.

Getting ready

Make sure you have macOS up and running on a device. Have your favorite browser open. Also, I assume you have experience of downloading and installing applications on a Mac device.

How to do it...

  1. Open your favorite browser and navigate to https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/macos.
  1. Click on the Download .NET Core 2.1.x SDK (at the time of writing, the version is 2.1.105) button.
  1. Now, in the download dialog box, select Save.
  2. Now double-click on the file from the downloaded location (typically in the Downloads folder) and follow the instructions to install.
  3. After installation, you should be good to go. Let's open a terminal and test the installation. (Applications | Utilities | Terminal...