Common Language Specification

• CTS specifically broad to enable a wide range of languages

  • too large for most languages to implement

• Common Language Specification: subset of CTS to guarantee language integration

  • Use at public interface level
  • Avoids common denominator approach

• System.CLSCompliantAttribute

  • Designates artifact as CLS-compliant
  • CLS-compliant artifact may only reference others that are also CLS-compliant

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