December 2006
Intermediate to advanced
1312 pages
35h 17m
English
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4.5 Comparing Assemblies with Reflector.Diff
The ability to compare differences between assemblies can be useful when spelunking through new versions of an application or framework. Reflector.Diff, a Reflector add-in written by Sean Hederman, graphically displays the differences between two assemblies, or two versions of the same assembly. The assembly differences may then be exported to an XML difference report if required.
One way of using Reflector.Diff is to help track down the emergence of bugs. It can be difficult to determine exactly what change introduced a particular bug in a large project, when many developers are frequently checking code into and out of source control. But by differencing the last known good version and the later, buggy version, you can quickly zero in on specific changes. Looking at source code assembly changes can reveal the source of a bug and also provide a list of target source files to examine within your source control system.
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Tool | Reflector.Diff |
Version covered | 0.75 |
Home page | |
Power Tools page | |
Summary | Reflector add-in for showing differences between assemblies |
License type | Freeware, with source |
Online resources | Online description page, email |
Supported Frameworks | .NET 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 |
Related tools in this book | Reflector, LibCheck |
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