tagged [compatibility]

Rules for C# class backward compatibility/avoiding breaking changes

Rules for C# class backward compatibility/avoiding breaking changes I'm working on a C# 3.5 assembly that is consumed by many different applications in an enterprise server environment. I would like t...

15 Apr at 03:26

How to disable Compatibility View in IE

How to disable Compatibility View in IE I am wondering how do you stop people who are using IE 8 from going to Compatibility mode? I found this tag and I think this forces people to stay in IE-8 mode ...

Equivalent C# statement for this VB6 operation creating problems

Equivalent C# statement for this VB6 operation creating problems I have this code line in VB: The parameters in the statement above are being passed the values below: On executing the statement above,...

C# interface breakage, ABI

C# interface breakage, ABI Suppose we have the `class X` in version 1 of the assembly `A.dll`: and then in version 2 of the assembly `A.dll`: Now suppose we have a second assembly `B.dll` that loads `...

1 Sep at 20:12

Is there a list of changes for C#4.0 that work in .Net 3.5?

Is there a list of changes for C#4.0 that work in .Net 3.5? I've been seeing a lot of C# 4.0 changes as of late. I really like some of them. Also though, I do not want to move on to .Net 4.0 for compa...

17 Jul at 10:20

Is .NET 4.0 Compatible with Windows XP SP2 or below?

Is .NET 4.0 Compatible with Windows XP SP2 or below? I have read here [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5765d7a8-7722-4888-a970-ac39b33fd8ab](http://www.microsoft.com/downlo...

10 Nov at 12:23

Is it possible to run a .NET 4.5 app on XP?

Is it possible to run a .NET 4.5 app on XP? First, I have read the following: - [Connect case](http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/730732/net-framework-4-5-should-support-window...

Why does IE9 switch to compatibility mode on my website?

Why does IE9 switch to compatibility mode on my website? I have just installed IE9 beta and on a specific site I created (HTML5) IE9 jumps to compatibility mode unless I manually tell it not to. I hav...

I want to get Year, Month, Day, etc from Java Date to compare with Gregorian Calendar date in Java. Is this possible?

I want to get Year, Month, Day, etc from Java Date to compare with Gregorian Calendar date in Java. Is this possible? I have a Date object in Java stored as Java's Date type. I also have a Gregorian C...

16 Mar at 03:32

Does adding a new dependency to a library, with compatible API changes, affect binary compatibility?

Does adding a new dependency to a library, with compatible API changes, affect binary compatibility? ## My question: Does adding a new dependency to a library affect binary compatibility, as long as t...

1 Jan at 17:30