In fact, a quote from [1] clearly states that it contains "largely the same code ... refactored": ".NET Core also includes the base class libraries. These libr

In fact, a quote from [1] clearly states that it contains "largely the same code ... refactored": ".NET Core also includes the base class libraries. These libraries are largely the same code as the .NET Framework class libraries, but have been factored (removal of dependencies) to enable us to ship a smaller set of libraries." [1] http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/netcore5 http://www.dotnetfoundation.org/netcore5