What does the “Prefer 32-bit” compiler flag mean for Visual Studio (C#, VB)?

Question

Just got the Visual Studio 11 developer preview installed. I see a new option in the project properties called \"Prefer 32-bit\" when compiling a managed (C#, VB) applicatio

Answer 1

It likely indicates the app is AnyCpu but when 32 bit is available it shouold run as such. This makes sense - 64 bit apps use more memory, and sometimes you just dont need the memory space ;)