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Published inNov 2023
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781837635870
Edition8th Edition
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Mark J. Price
Mark J. Price
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Mark J. Price

Mark J. Price is a Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with over 20 years' experience. Since 1993, he has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them. Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed to write official courseware for Microsoft in Redmond, USA. His team wrote the first training courses for C# while it was still an early alpha version. While with Microsoft, he taught "train-the-trainer" classes to get other MCTs up-to-speed on C# and .NET. Mark holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree.
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Summary

In this chapter, we:

  • Reviewed the journey of .NET 8 for BCL functionality.
  • Explored the relationship between assemblies and namespaces.
  • Saw options for publishing an app for distribution to multiple operating systems.
  • Learned how to publish to native AOT for faster startup and smaller memory footprint.
  • Learned how to decompile .NET assemblies for educational purposes.
  • Packaged and distributed a class library.
  • Learned how to activate preview features.

In the next chapter, you will learn about some common BCL types that are included with modern .NET.

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Mark J. Price

Mark J. Price is a Microsoft Specialist: Programming in C# and Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions, with over 20 years' experience. Since 1993, he has passed more than 80 Microsoft programming exams and specializes in preparing others to pass them. Between 2001 and 2003, Mark was employed to write official courseware for Microsoft in Redmond, USA. His team wrote the first training courses for C# while it was still an early alpha version. While with Microsoft, he taught "train-the-trainer" classes to get other MCTs up-to-speed on C# and .NET. Mark holds a Computer Science BSc. Hons. Degree.
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