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When should I deploy my assemblies into the GAC?

Question: When should I deploy my assemblies into the GAC? Answer: Never Actual, honest, Real Answer: Hardly Ever Discussion Only drop things into the GAC when multiple apps on the machine will use the assembly, and when the assembly is foundational (likely to be used by multiple apps), when it is signed, and when you … Read more

.NET 4.0 has a new GAC, why?

Yes since there are 2 distinct Global Assembly Cache (GAC), you will have to manage each of them individually. In .NET Framework 4.0, the GAC went through a few changes. The GAC was split into two, one for each CLR. The CLR version used for both .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.5 is CLR … Read more