Illustrated C# 2012

C H A P T E R  21

Namespaces and Assemblies

• Referencing Other Assemblies
• Namespaces
• The using Directives
• The Structure of an Assembly
• The Identity of an Assembly
• Strongly Named Assemblies
• Private Deployment of an Assembly
• Shared Assemblies and the GAC
• Configuration Files
• Delayed Signing

Referencing Other Assemblies

In Chapter 1, we took a high-level look at the compilation process. You saw that the compiler takes the source code file and produces an output file called an assembly. This chapter takes a closer look at assemblies and how they are produced and deployed. It also covers how namespaces help organize types.

All the programs you’ve seen so far have, for the most part, declared and used their own classes. In many projects, however, ...