C# FAQ: How good are .NET decompilers

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How good are Java decompilers and .NET decompilers?

.NET applications are easily decompiled—as are all languages which compile to an intermediate code. All .NET and the Java language feature an expressive file syntax for executable code— Java bytecode and .NET Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). Unlike binary machine code, intermediate files contain algorithms, identifiers, and other application items which can be read and understood as easily as an assembly code listing.

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