Nine reasons not to use serialization

Neil Davidson

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Although .NET provides a number of quick and easy ways to serialize and deserialize data, do not use them. This article explains why.

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Neil Davidson

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Neil Davidson is technical director of Red Gate Software (www.red-gate.com), a company that provides simple tools for Microsoft developers, testers and DBAs. He can be reached at neil.davidson@red-gate.com.

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