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Is ConfigurationManager.AppSettings available in .NET Core 2.0?

June 1, 2022 by IT Nursery

I’ve got a method that reads settings from my config file like this: var value = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings[key]; It compiles fine when targeting .NET Standard 2.0 only. Now I need multiple targets, so I updated my project file with: <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp2.0;net461;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks> But now, the compilation fails for netcoreapp2.0 with the following error message: Error CS0103 The name … Read more

Does C# 8 support the .NET Framework?

May 27, 2022 by IT Nursery

In Visual Studio 2019 Advanced Build settings, C# 8 does not appear to be available for a .NET Framework project, only (as in the picture below) for a .NET Core 3.0 project: Does C# 8 support the .NET Framework? 3 Answers 3

.NET Standard vs .NET Core

May 19, 2022 by IT Nursery

I have read about the difference between .NET Standard and .NET Core, but I really don’t know what the difference is, or when to choose a .NET Standard library project and when to choose a .NET Core library project. I have read that .NET Standard is to ensure that a set of APIs are always … Read more

What is the difference between .NET Core and .NET Standard Class Library project types?

April 16, 2022 by IT Nursery

In Visual Studio, there are at least three different types of class libraries you can create: Class Library (.NET Framework) Class Library (.NET Standard) Class Library (.NET Core) While the first is what we’ve been using for years, a major point of confusion I’ve been having is when to use the .NET Standard and .NET … Read more