5. The .NET Framework Class Library

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Chapter 5. The .NET Framework Class Library

All software built on the .NET Framework uses the Common Language Runtime. Yet even the simplest CLR-based program requires using some part of the .NET Framework class library, and more capable software will use a much larger set of the services this library provides. Understanding the .NET Framework, perhaps the single most important part of Microsoft's .NET initiative, requires having a clear idea of what the .NET Framework class library offers to software developers. This long chapter provides a survey of this very large library.

The .NET Framework class library is essential for building .NET Framework applications

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