So many dlls!

[RallyTuning]

Let's suppose i have an "hello world" app, that just read, insert 1 row, update the row and the delete it. The app is 10kb, single exe. Why i need 23 more dlls?

If i want to make my single dll full of my common classes/functions and a simple connection to a database, i really need my dll + these 23? There is a way to merge them? Considering i'm building a dll, can't these be merged in the man dll?

[ErikEJ]

You needed most of these when you used System.Data.SqlClient, they were just installed machine wide.

[RallyTuning]

If i remember correct, in VB .Net you just need one reference, the dlls was in the Framework already... so now i need 6,56 MB (23 dlls) for an app that is just 100 KB? Total: 6,57 MB (1% is my code) 😕

[roji]

For a lot of these, see #1108.

[RallyTuning]

🆕 Microsoft.Data.SqlConnect:

WinExe app:

• 23 different dlls
• File .exe size from 50 KB to 5,50 MB (empty project)

Personal DLL library:

• Your dll + other 23 different dlls (5+ MB)

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👴🏻 System.Data.SqlConnect:

WinExe app:

• 2 dlls (sni.dll & System.Data.SqlClient.dll) [around 400 KB total)
• File .exe size: no increases

Personal DLL library:

• 2 dlls (sni.dll & System.Data.SqlClient.dll) [around 1 MB total)

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Sorry but i stick with the old libraries until Microsoft will split mandatory dlls from useless ones. (as me, i think many other will do the same)

[ErikEJ]

@RallyTuning Is that a .net framework app?

[RallyTuning]

.Net 6 and .Net 7