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Cameron Taggart
Cameron Taggart

Reputation: 6091

Any benefit for targeting .NET Framework 4.5.1 instead of 4.5?

The .NET Framework 4.5.1 does not have a lot of API additions. Besides access to those API additions, is there any reason to target 4.5.1 rather than 4.5 for building? All the 4.5.1 .NET Runtime performance benefits will be obtained simply by using the new Runtime, correct?

Upvotes: 25

Views: 12557

Answers (1)

Xy Ziemba
Xy Ziemba

Reputation: 388

There are two reasons I can think of:

  1. As Hans mentioned, if you're using one of the new API additions it's necessary. First Floor Software has a diff you can look at.
  2. You'll be notified if you're using an API that Microsoft has deprecated in .NET 4.5.1.

Upvotes: 19

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