(5) Component Versioning

The final packaging and deployment step involves updating both the client and the shared component to new version numbers. You then deliberately update the shared component to break the compatibility and demonstrate how .NET allows you to configure the client application to continue to use the original version number of the shared component. The key to making applications run effectively is to understand how assembly-compatibility version numbers work.

See Also

Versioning Components | Packaging and Deployment Summary | Appendix A: Additional Packaging and Deployment Information | Appendix B: Packaging and Deployment Tools