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

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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?

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Cameron Taggart Avatar asked Nov 20 '13 18:11

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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.
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Xy Ziemba Avatar answered Jan 01 '23 20:01

Xy Ziemba