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Libraries, Assemblies and Components... Oh my...

I don't understand the difference between these three things... Can someone
clarify?
Nov 15 '05 #1
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An assembly is the .NET term for a self-describing collection of modules
having so called manifest.
An assembly is a unit of .NET application.

A library is usually an assembly that contains reusable code but is not an
executable program by itself.

A component is just a particular type of class supporting design-time
features.

--
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
X-Unity Test Studio
http://x-unity.miik.com.ua/teststudio.aspx
Bring the power of unit testing to VS .NET IDE

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I don't understand the difference between these three things... Can someone clarify?


Nov 15 '05 #2
Thank you Dmitriy. That helped some. Looks like I still have quite a ways to
go before I can become a C# guru... ;)

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <x-****@no-spam-please.hotpop.com> wrote
in message news:eX**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
An assembly is the .NET term for a self-describing collection of modules
having so called manifest.
An assembly is a unit of .NET application.

A library is usually an assembly that contains reusable code but is not an
executable program by itself.

A component is just a particular type of class supporting design-time
features.

--
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
X-Unity Test Studio
http://x-unity.miik.com.ua/teststudio.aspx
Bring the power of unit testing to VS .NET IDE

"Chuck Bowling" <ch**********@sbcglobal-NO-SPAM.net> wrote in message
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someone
clarify?

Nov 15 '05 #3

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