Summary
The Common Language Runtime is the heart of the .NET system. It loads and manages code, interacts with the development tools and debuggers for you, enforces the safety and security of your system, and allows your software to integrate with legacy systems like COM and user DLL's. As a component of .NET it is unlikely that you will think about it much at all.
Read on now as we travel into the world of Intermediate Language and examine how it's possible to write code, by hand, in the true native language of .NET.
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