Section 1: Features and Capabilities
The first section is about focusing on the grand picture. It introduces the .NET 5 technology and talks about its differentiating factors by comparing it with the previous .NET versions and technologies. It presents the .NET 5 feature set and examines its usability across different types of applications and platforms, such as web, desktop, mobile, cloud, and IoT.
It then highlights the performance improvements that have been one of the cornerstones of the new .NET platform. Finally, there is a chapter dedicated to C# developers, covering all the exciting language enhancements in C# 9 that help us write concise yet readable code.
This section comprises the following chapters:
- Chapter 1, Introducing .NET 5 Features and Capabilities
- Chapter 2, What's New in C# 9?