What's the difference between Class Library and .NET Core Class Library templates?

Question

I'm creating a new ASP.NET Core 1.0 application targeting the full .NET Framework 4.6.1.

Because I'll be running this app on Azure, I don't want to target the new .NET Core framework. I don't need to worry about running it on other platforms.

I now need to add a couple of class library projects to my solution to handle some back end functions. Which class library should I choose?

P.S. I'm using Visual Studio 2015 with Update 3 and as I mentioned, this will be an ASP.NET Core 1.0 app targeting .NET Framework 4.6.1 that will run as a WebApp on Azure.

Answer 1

If you will only be ever targeting .NET Framework 4.6.1 on Windows, just go with the normal Class Library template.

If you want to future-proof your code, use the Class Library (.NET Core) template and target netstandard1.3 or higher in your library.