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Re:What's new in the .NET 11 runtime by alkonaut on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @06:23PM (#50447741)
If I wrote a useful library a few years back and it targeted net472 and net6.0 then… it just keeps targeting those? I can still use it from a net48 and net10.0 app just fine?
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Re:What's new in the .NET 11 runtime by metaltyphoon on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @07:38PM (#50448350)
Yes you can, so I don't know what OP is complaining about.
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Re:What's new in the .NET 11 runtime by nikbackm on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @03:34AM (#50451014)
The library might behave differently when run under a newer NET version due to breaking changes in NET.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/compatibility/...

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Re:What's new in the .NET 11 runtime by feoren on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @05:45AM (#50451890)
No, you cannot use it "just fine". There could be any number of breaking changes to your library between .NET 6 and .NET 10, and you're not guaranteed that a build will catch them. Have you painstakingly reviewed every line of code against every breaking change that Microsoft introduces with every new runtime?
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