[thelist] What is Reflector? [Was: sort expression]

[Peter Brunone (EasyListBox.com)]

> Kind of like Java. I should've expected that.

   I was under the impression that Java compiles 100% and then runs on whatever VM is installed.

> So, is there a way to code an application in .net, distribute the
> executable, and still sleep easy at night?

   Sure, you can run your assemblies through an obfuscator.  Anyone who's REALLY determined can still figure things out, but if you use a decent one you can be pretty sure people won't just be browsing and copying your code (you can download the EasyListBox trial version to see the kind of obfuscated output you get in Reflector).

 From: "Joshua Olson" joshua at waetech.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Brunone (EasyListBox.com)
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 2:00 PM

> > If I write a compiled application in .NET, can this application 
> > be used to decompile my program??
> 
> Yes.
> 
> At build time, the framework compiles your code into 
> intermediate language (IL). At run time, the just-in-time 
> (JIT) compiler takes it the other 20% of the way to machine 
> code so it can be executed. 

Kind of like Java. I should've expected that.

So, is there a way to code an application in .net, distribute the
executable, and still sleep easy at night?

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