C#

public static readonly DateTime MinValue;<br />
<br />
Remarks<br />
The value of this constant is equivalent to 00:00:00.0000000, January 1, 0001.

using System;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;

namespace SomeStuff
{
	class Class1
	{
		[STAThread]
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			string[] foo = new string[3]{"a", "b", "c"};
			byte[] bytes = BinaryConverter.SerializeThis(foo);
			
			string[] newFoo = (string[])BinaryConverter.DeserializeThat(bytes);
			foreach(string s in newFoo)
				Console.WriteLine(s);

			Console.ReadLine();
		}
	}

	class BinaryConverter
	{
		private BinaryConverter(){}

		public static object DeserializeThat(byte[] bytes)
		{
			object graph = null;
			if (bytes != null && bytes.Length > 0)
			{
				BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
				MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(bytes);
				graph = formatter.Deserialize(stream);
				stream.Close();
			}
			return graph;
		}

		public static byte[] SerializeThis(object graph)
		{
			byte[] bytes = null;
			if (graph != null)
			{
				BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
				MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
				formatter.Serialize(stream, graph);
				bytes = stream.GetBuffer();
				stream.Close();
			}
			return bytes;
		}
	}
}