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"Protected" dll reference

Hi all

I'm developing open-sourced WPF app, unfortunately there is already competitiors that have similar app - I want to have some sort of unique features that will be developed in "protected" dll that my wpf app will reference and use.
But not sure about some of the questions below:

1) How can I develop such code, that it will still compile for people that are trying to use source code (I'm fine with just not having such functionalities in compiled apps)
2) How can i "protect" such dll? Is .net reactor good? Virtualization? (Also I'm fine with it being obfuscated, I know it only slows down people, as long as its not available for copy paste its good)
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