What are the differences between an assembly and a namespace in C#?     A namespace defines a logically separate unit of compilation whereas an assembly is a packaging tool for separating name scopes.     An assembly is designed only to allow for deploying code and as such is not an encapsulation construct whereas namespaces are.     An assembly defines a syntactical unit that allows for separate compilation/deployment whereas a namespace is a naming encapsulation as it is by design used to define name scopes.     While they both are encapsulation constructs, the assembly is like a package as it relates to name scopes and the namespace is used to connect friends like in C++

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What are the differences between an assembly and a namespace in C#?

   

A namespace defines a logically separate unit of compilation whereas an assembly is a packaging tool for separating name scopes.

   

An assembly is designed only to allow for deploying code and as such is not an encapsulation construct whereas namespaces are.

   

An assembly defines a syntactical unit that allows for separate compilation/deployment whereas a namespace is a naming encapsulation as it is by design used to define name scopes.

   

While they both are encapsulation constructs, the assembly is like a package as it relates to name scopes and the namespace is used to connect friends like in C++

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