Part of the advantage of using the .NET Framework to create an application is that it is possible to write the core of the application, and this core will work on anything supported by the .NET Framework. This is great until you hit a simple issue—what happens if the platform itself does not support a feature? This is when a portable common library comes in handy.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
The advantages and disadvantages of using a PCL
Writing your PCL