Exactly how large is the .NET (3.5) Framework Class Library?

Question

I\'ve regularly read that the framework is just too large for one developer to have experience with every part of it. Having some actual numbers would certainly help put things

Answer 1

These 2 blog posts address this topic:

• Brad Abrams: Number of Types in the .NET Framework (shows numbers across diff. framework versions)
• Patrick Smacchia: Number of Types in the .NET Framework (uses NDepend)

Results are broken down by number of assemblies, namespaces, types, members, and other items.