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Multi-targeting and the C# and VB compilers

The C# and VB compilers in .NET 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010 have richer multi-targeting capabilities...

Author: Ed Maurer Date: 03/30/2010

A Tale of Two Compilers

In previous posts, I have hinted at the fact that there is more than one C# compiler on a machine...

Author: Ed Maurer Date: 06/11/2008

Problems Upgrading from .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 2

I've heard of reports of problems upgrading the C# command-line compiler from the Beta 2 version to...

Author: Ed Maurer Date: 03/14/2008

Breaking Change in Linq Queries Using Explicitly-Typed Range Variables

There's a change coming in .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 that will affect some programs...

Author: Ed Maurer Date: 02/15/2008

The Win32Manifest Switch

In order for managed applications to play nice with Vista, specifically to avoid virtualization when...

Author: Ed Maurer Date: 01/18/2008

NXCOMPAT and the C# compiler

The C# compiler in Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Framework (csc.exe) is now generating PE...

Author: Ed Maurer Date: 12/13/2007

Please allow me to introduce myself

I'm the Development Lead for the Visual Studio and .NET Framework C# compilers. In addition to the...

Author: Ed Maurer Date: 12/07/2007