The .NET Framework includes the .NET Framework Class Library, an extensive collection of thousands of types (i.e., classes, interfaces, structures, delegates, and enumerations) that aim to ...

The .NET framework contains a vast library of classes that perform a variety of useful tasks. The CryptoClass class, for example, can help you encrypt and decrypt business data using just a few ...

[Click on image for larger view.] Figure 2. MSDN documentation identifies supported members for Portable Class Library. The .NET Framework 4 uses special re-targetable assemblies created specifically ...

Microsoft has always had a plan to support cross-platform development using the .NET Framework. For the longest time, the plan was for you to create a Portable Class Library (PCL) -- any API you used ...

Microsoft has released .Net Framework 4.6.2, tightening security in multiple areas, including the BCL (Base Class Library). The new version also makes improvements to the SQL client, Windows ...

.NET (pronounced “dot net” and sometimes written as .Net) is an open source development platform consisting of a software development framework and an accompanying ecosystem of tools ...