Hey everyone! I'm working on a homework assignment where we were given an example executable file, which is a C# Windows Forms app made in Visual Studio. I'm curious if there's any way to open this exe file and see the code that was written in it. I plan to complete my homework myself, but I'm really interested in seeing what our teacher created, and he hasn't been willing to share it with us. Any ideas?
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.exe files are compiled executables and don't actually contain the original source code. They hold machine code that the CPU can understand. Someone mentioned decompiling, which is an option, but keep in mind that it won't give you the exact original code—just a possible version. If your teacher left any debug info in there, decompiling might help a bit, but honestly, it might be more trouble than it’s worth. Just focus on doing your homework yourself!
I see what you mean. I just thought there might be some way to see inside since we only got an exe. But don’t worry; I’ll definitely handle it on my own! I just wanted a sneak peek after I finish my own work.