Delete all your binaries before a release build. An incredibly easy way to mess up your project is forgetting to delete all your own binaries before building and testing a release candidate. It’s so easy to miss that most companies run dedicated build and test systems that enforce a clean environment before any meaningful action is taken. Not all developers can enjoy that kind of safety at work, and even less of us at home. But first, let’s go ahead and dig a little deeper into how Visual Studio treats assembly references, and why this is so important. There are three kinds of assembly references that I am aware of and each one has its specific behaviour. There is the project reference that we get a lot in… Continue Reading…