Assembly Versioning and DLL Hell in C# .NET Framework: Problems and Solutions

Assembly Versioning and DLL Hell in C# .NET Framework: Problems and Solutions

In this article, we'll talk about what exactly is DLL Hell, how these kinds of problems can occur, and the best ways to dealing with them.

Understanding How Assemblies Load in C# .NET

Understanding How Assemblies Load in C# .NET

We are constantly dealing with libraries and NuGet packages. These libraries depend on other popular libraries and there are a lot of shared dependencies. With a large enough web of dependencies, you'll eventually get into conflicts or hard situations. The best way to deal with such issues is to understand how the mechanism works internally.

How to resolve .NET reference and NuGet package version conflicts

How to resolve .NET reference and NuGet package version conflicts

In the modern world, we are dependent on dozens of libraries. These in turn, depend on dozens more and we end up with hundreds or thousands of dependencies. So now the problem arises for a single application. What to do when several of its projects depend on different version of the same assembly?