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Figure 1-4. mscoree.dll in action

The Assembly/Namespace/Type Distinction

Each of us understands the importance of code libraries. The point of libraries such as MFC, J2EE,

and ATL is to give developers a well-defined set of existing code to leverage in their applications.

However, the C# language does not come with a language-specific code library. Rather, C# develop-

ers leverage the language-neutral .NET libraries. To keep all the types within the base class libraries

well organized, the .NET platform makes extensive use of the namespace concept.

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