What are assemby version like major.minor.build.revision? What does it mean?
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What are assemby version like major.minor.build.revision? What does it mean?
Assembly Versions are a way to allow for backwards or forwards compatibility in your applications.
For instance: you could specify that your application requires a reference to a third-party library (NHibernate for instance) of a specific version or higher.
You can do the same thing with the .NET Framework itself by requiring that a certain version of the .NET Framework be installed.
Having Assembly versions also allows you to maintain one or more copies of an assembly in the GAC simultaneously, letting your program select which version of the assembly it wants. This can be quite useful when you’re upgrading a third-party library reference, etc.