Introduction
In this blog, we are discussing the importance of Assembly, EXE, and DLL.
What is Assembly?
Assembly is a precompiled chunk of .NET code that can be run by CLR. In other words, it is nothing but a single unit of deployment.
We have various types of assemblies such as DLL and EXE. If you add any library to our project it will become DLL. DLL stands for dynamic link library.
What is the difference between DLL and EXE?.
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DLL
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EXE
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DLL actually run the address space of the EXE
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Actually, EXE runs its own address or memory space.
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Executing the DLL hoster required
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EXE runs without hoster
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Easy to reuse
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We cannot reuse EXE
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The purpose of a DLL is to have a collection of methods/classes which can be re-used from some other application.
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The purpose of an EXE is to launch a separate application of its own.
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DLL there is no entry point
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EXE there is some entry point
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DLL execution is very Fast
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EXE execution is slow
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DLL there no any entry points available
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EXE has the main entry point available
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DLL can be shared with other applications.
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EXE cannot be shared with other applications.
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DLL can be versioned
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EXE cannot be versioned
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Summary
In this blog, we discussed .NET, DLL, EXE, and Assembly.