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.NET Framework: .NET 1.0 - 4.8
.NET (formerly .NET Core): .NET Core 1.0 - 3.0, .NET 5 and later
The framework specifier is what MS uses to differentiate them. It's confusing now but I think their goal is to make it less so going forward since now there's just the unified .NET.
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It's still just the .net framework.
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And if you create a .NET (the framework formerly known as .NET Core) project with:
dotnet new classlib -n "foo" -lang C#
Which is the only way I know to create a .NET (the framework formerly known as .NET Core) library project, since I was using that because I couldn't find "Class Library" as there are so many freaking templates now and I just now searched for "library" for some reason and there it is "a class library that targets .NET Standard or .NET Core"...
...anyways...
It creates a .NET 6.0 project. But if you want it compatible with .NET Core 3.1 and you change the target project, it leaves this kruft in the .csproj:
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
<ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
<Nullable>enable</Nullable>
</PropertyGroup>
and the ImplicitUsings and Nullable are not compatible with .NET Core 3.1 so you spend an hour googling and stumble across an SO post that says, go to the .csproj and set those to "disable."
      
So many emotions because VS 2022 doesn't do this one simple thing for you.
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Marc Clifton wrote: the ImplicitUsings and Nullable are not compatible with .NET Core 3.1 so you spend an hour googling and stumble across an SO post that says, go to the .csproj and set those to "disable."
That is crazy! It’s no fun being the one to discover this nutty stuff when you’re just trying to get work done.
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So where does .NET Standard fit in?
Oh wait, that's already being deprecated...
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That was a typo - Microsoft never meant to make it standard... not one at least...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
modified 31-Jan-22 1:07am.
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From the next release it'll be known as .NET Standard Core 
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.NET Standard is a specification (not another .NET framework) for APIs that are common to .NET Framework and .NET Core. If you built a library to .NET Standard, the same DLL could be used by .NET Core or .NET Framework (you do have to match versions, though, but there are charts for that).
With .NET 5 and beyond, there is only one .NET, so Standard is not needed or used.
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I know, but good summary nonetheless
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Haven't really settled on a version; still trying to settle on a "Point".
There's the Foundation Point: double. Drawing Point: int. Drawing PointF (float). The GeometryPoint. The GeographyPoint. Vector2. Vector3...
I'm leaning towards Vector2.
"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I
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And then, just in case things weren't confusing enough:
Using C# 9 outside .NET 5 · Discussion #47701 · dotnet/roslyn · GitHub[^]
Some C# 9/10 features work fine in .NET Framework (4.7.2 / 4.8) projects. Some features can be enabled by adding specific class definitions to your project. And some just won't work at all.
But Visual Studio won't let you select C# 9 / 10 as the language version in a .NET Framework project. You have to manually edit the project file to specify the <LangVersion>.
Which is relatively easy to do in a new "SDK-style" project - just double click the project file, and it opens within Visual Studio so you can edit it. But not so easy in the old project format, where you have to "unload project" before Visual Studio lets you edit the project file.
And although there's a command-line tool to update your projects to the new format[^], not all projects are supported. For example, ASP.NET MVC 5 / WebAPI 2 / WebForms projects can't be updated.
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- Homer
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with C# language improvements in last few years, it also tripped me up that new feature added, but was not clear which .net I needed
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Yeah, it gets really confusing when you just want to get some new feature like string interpolation or null conditionals.
That's one very nice feature of the book, C# 10 In A Nutsshell. It lists the exact features which were added to each version of C# by version right at the beginning of the book:
What’s New in C# 10.0?
What’s New in C# 9.0?
What’s New in C# 8.0?
What’s New in C# 6.0?
What’s New in C# 5.0?
...
Going all the way back to 2.0.
it's a very nice listing that summarizes all the additions in each release.
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It is not that hard to understand.
.NET started out as .NET Framework. It has had versions 1.0 -> 4.8
During the time when .NET 4.x was the current version, MS wanted to start building a .NET that was portable across different OSs, not just Windows. Given the vast number of APIs in the .NET Framework, it was not practical to convert all of it over to .NET to run on multiple OSs in one release. So MS created .NET Core to have the core APIs necessary for most programs. Thus, .NET Core 1.0 -> 3.1 over time, to get more and more APIs there.
But what about making library DLLs work on both Framework and Core? That is where .NET Standard comes in. Not a framework, but the common specification of what exists in .NET Framework and .NET Core. If you built your DLL to .NET Standard, then it could be used by a matching Framework or Core.
Finally, MS got close enough that the next .NET Core would have almost everything .NET Framework 4.x had. They put it into .NET 5. .NET Framework is end-of-lifed at 4.8.x. .NET Core is end-of-lifed at 3.1. .NET, which diverged with .NET Framework and .NET Core, has merged back to one .NET (5, and now 6) to support multiple OSs and CPUs. No need for .NET Standard with .NET 5 and beyond.
.NET Framework>>>>>+>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.NET
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.NET Core>>>>>>>>>>>>>+
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Wow! Best explanation ever. Thanks for sharing
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Amazon has notified me now, twice, that I have two missing packages that I will most likely not see again. That is literally what the message says. Then it goes on to say that I can ask for a refund even if the package shows up later.
I have called my local USPS (United States Postal Service) and they have no clue where they are at. The manager said there are only 2 full time employees now at the post office (there used to be 20 he said). They have had to call in postal workers from out of state to help out on certain days.
Man next to me at the post office had not received his mail in 7 days; he was there to file a complaint.
The manager at the USPS office advised me not to order anything of importance for a couple months, if I can - maybe even longer.
one of my packages was a rare(ish) book worth $104 US. The other was a book for $49 US. Both shipped from Amazon warehouses in the eastern US.
Thank you COVID and all your wonderful blessings.
I know, 1st world problems, but still, very frustrating.
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Slacker007 wrote: The manager at the USPS office advised me not to order anything of importance for a couple months, if I can - maybe even longer.
That's absurd. Even if there are shipping delays or screwups, that's not a reasonable thing for him to say. What he's really saying is that don't rely on his postal branch to deliver reliably during that time period.
My suggestion would be to rent a post box from a private company. I know UPS has them, and a number of other private shippers make them available. You don't even have to use their shipping to receive mail at those locations.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Quote: Saturday, January 29
10:12 AM Package is out for delivery. Bullhead City, AZ
10:01 AM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Bullhead City, AZ US
Thursday, January 27
3:07 PM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Las Vegas Nv Distribution Cente,
Wednesday, January 26
11:58 PM Package left the carrier facility. Los Angeles Ca Network Distribu,
2:16 PM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Los Angeles Ca Network Distribu,
Tuesday, January 25
7:51 PM Package left the carrier facility. Denver Co Network Distribution,
Monday, January 24
6:51 AM Package left the carrier facility. Denver Co Network Distribution,
Sunday, January 23
11:20 PM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Denver Co Network Distribution Center, US
10:05 PM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Bullhead City, AZ US
Thursday, January 20
9:46 AM Possible delay in delivery. Santa Clara, UT
6:33 AM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Santa Clara, UT
3:42 AM Package transferred to another carrier for delivery. Bullhead City, AZ US
3:36 AM Package arrived at a carrier facility. Bullhead City, AZ
12:27 AM Package left the carrier facility. Las Vegas, NV US
12:07 AM Package left an Amazon facility. Las Vegas, NEVADA US
Wednesday, January 19
3:43 PM Package arrived at an Amazon facility. Las Vegas, NEVADA US
Carrier picked up the package.
This book originated in Las Vegas, a mere 90 minute drive from here. It's taken 10 days to be delivered, even though it's been here 2 times before!
I talked to my route carrier, and he said it's appalling, but there are several new hires in the local sorting department. I'm guessing that's true in many places now.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Yeah, my Christmas card took 1 month to get to my mom's house in Vermont. She is almost exactly 1 hour away from my house by car.
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Slacker007 wrote: I have called my local USPS (United States Postal Service) and they have no clue where they are at. The manager said there are only 2 full time employees now at the post office (there used to be 20 he said). They have had to call in postal workers from out of state to help out on certain days.
Man next to me at the post office had not received his mail in 7 days; he was there to file a complaint.
Not sent by registered post? 
$104, that's not worth the effort.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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it was ordered on amazon.com. no, it is not registered post. you can buy $2,000 computers on amazon. they don't ship registered.
the problem is not with amazon. it is with the USPS service degradation. registered or not, it still runs the risk of not being delivered on time or at all.
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That problem exists for all mail/delivery services. My dad got a package for their address recently; but not in his name, and not ordered by us.
Mistakes happen. As long as they get resolved, no problem.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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They are a bit more organised this side of the pond: place the order around 22:00 online, it'll be delivered by 13:00 the next day.
Admittedly, it costs £75 (about $100) per year, but that includes Prime Video as well so it's pretty good value.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Slacker007 wrote: Thank you COVID and all your wonderful blessings.
And probably somewhat related to Trump's choice of Louis DeJoy, who seems to want to eliminate the post office, and make everything into privatized businesses based on his conflicts of interest.
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David O'Neil wrote: and make everything into privatized businesses
And what's wrong with that? FedEx and UPS run tight ships. The private sector can usually do a better job than the govt.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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