What is the difference between the four .exes generated by VB.NET

杀手不穿鞋

What is the difference between the four .exes generated by VB.NET?

In the VS.NET environment, after debugging and generating the application, four .exe files are generated.
E.g:
    .\bin\Debug\abc.exe '(1)
    .\bin\Release\abc.exe '(2)
    .\obj\Debug\abc.exe '(3)
    .\obj\Release\abc.exe '(4)
What's the difference between them?

夜夜莺歌

debug is the debug version, and release is the release version.

bin is a binary file and obj is the target file.
You can use reflector to see whether the files in bin and obj can decompile the source code.

杀手不穿鞋

No, even the source code is out, what should I do?

夜夜莺歌

For .NET programs, if you don't obfuscate, you can directly generate the source code, except for the variable names, everything else is exactly the same.

杀手不穿鞋

Confusion, what a confusion?

xjqsmn

You can use reflector to check the files in bin and obj to see if the source code can be decompiled.
Confusion, what a confusion?
Please advise

laogen1004

There is a code obfuscator in the framework's own tools

seaver

.\bin\Release\abc.exe' (2)

.\obj\Release\abc.exe' (4)

Is there a difference between these two?

Seems to be the same·#￥％…—

半夜遇到鬼

Of course, VB. NET development program, if not mixed, you can indeed find the source code.
It seems to use the file ILDASM.EXE, but I can't remember it clearly.

夜夜莺歌

I don't know the difference between the file itself, the location is different.