Microsoft pursues .Net development unity with .Net Standard

Microsoft is looking to provide "one library to rule them all." With .Net Standard, developers only have to master a single base library to reach multiple .Net platforms.
The company on Monday shed further light on its plans for .Net Standard, which is intended to enable code-sharing between applications. .Net Standard features a set of APIs for .Net platforms to implement. It is intended as a replacement for Microsoft's Portable Class Libraries going forward, and will serve as t