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So, I am so swamped with stuff and I really want to write some follow-ups to the distributed .NET post but have zero time, so in-between builds, I want to notify my readers about some important Microsoft CLR postings (especially if you are a CLR wonk!):

• I frequently get questions in both the newsgroups and mail on SxS assemblies and supporting either multiple versions of the framework or changing the framework targeted with 1.1. All .NET developers should read Alan Shi's post about the CLR 1.1 feature known as Unification Policy, which is a huge part of this. A must read.
• Assembly Binding Policy
• Jennifer Zhang has a whole goldmine of great CLR stuff:
  • How is the lock keyword of C# implemented?
  • Fusion Binding: File Not Found vs. Network Path not found
  • How to tell if an assembly is delay-signed or not
  • How to tell if some file is managed assembly or not?
  • AppDomainSetup explained
  • Fusion binding log and fuslogvw.exe
  • Cost of calling unmanaged code from Managed C++

In case you are asking yourself what Fusion is and why you should care, the answers are “the CLR's Class Loader“ and “only if you want to get your assemblies to load correctly and figure out when they don't!“