MCAD/MCSD Training Guide (70-320): Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Visual C#™ .NET and the Microsoft .NET Framework
by Amit Kalani, Priti Kalani
Introduction
Assemblies are the smallest units of versioning and deployment in the .NET application. Assemblies are also the building blocks for programs such as Web services, Windows services, serviced components, and .NET remoting applications.
The .NET applications use two different types of assemblies: private assemblies and shared assemblies. Private assemblies are identified by their names and are deployed for the use of only a single application. Shared assemblies are identified by a strong name and are deployed for use by multiple applications. A strong name uses four attributes to identify an assembly: name of the assembly, version number, culture identity, and a public key token.
An assembly may also refer to the classes present in ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access