Author Archives: ZachB

Versioning a .NET Assembly with Visual Studio

Posted on February 11, 2011 by ZachB

Using a file to share common assembly version attributes across multiple .NET projects in a Visual Studio solution.

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Versioning a Native C/C++ Binary with Visual Studio

Posted on February 7, 2011 by ZachB

Using a Resource in Visual Studio you can include Version information directly into a native C/C++ binary.

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Mapping Binaries in the Field to Source Code in the Repository

Posted on February 5, 2011 by ZachB

Define a version scheme and automatically include the info in your binaries during the build process to save you a lot of time and headache.

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