Understanding .NET Standard
If as me, you don't really understand all subtleties between .NET Core and .NET Standard , I suggest you to have a look at the following article. It explains some history about .NET Framework and how .NET Standard is born. >> Xamarin blog: A brief history of .NET Standard Which version to use ? For me, an important point to master for my own projects, is to know which platforms I can reach with a specific .NET Standard or .NET Core library. The following table illustrate the compatibility between each .NET implementation: For instance, - if you build a Xamarin Android v. 7.0 application, you could use versions 1.0 up to 1.6 .NET Standard librairies into your project - or if you have a .NET Standard v. 1.4 library, you could only build Android v. 7.0 applications ( not v. 8.0) Intersting References about .NET Standard: Xamarin blog: A brief history of .NET Standard .NET Standard official website .NET Standard, table ver...