May 23, 2013

How to find if .Net Assembly was built for x86 or x64

How to find if .Net Assembly was built for x86 or x64?


One can use CorFlags.exe tool to find whether .Net assembly was built for x86 or x64. As per Microsoft, CorFlags Conversion tool allows you to configure the CorFlags section of the header of a portable executable image (assembly).


Below is the sample command:

corflags.exe Oracle.DataAccess.dll

You need to execute this command in Visual Studio Command Prompt.



May 22, 2013

May 21, 2013

How Browsers Work: Behind the scenes of modern web browsers


Web browsers are probably the most widely used software. In this primer, above link  will explain how they work behind the scenes. We will see what happens when you type google.com in the address bar until you see the Google page on the browser screen.