Project.json definition dnx451 vs .dotnet ( 4.51)

Question

I\'ve some In asp vnext I can define 3 Types of runtime

• dnxCore
• dnx451
• dotnet

In Project.json it looks like this:

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Answer 1

dotnet targets a slew of .NET Core 4.6 compatibilities. reference link

"dotnet This is the new .NET Core for packages that don’t have any app model requirements." - reference link

So by these definitions dotnet is the new runtime, not the previous one