C# Performance Tuning

This section is dedicated to advanced techniques and best practices for optimizing the performance of your C# applications. Dive deep into memory management, garbage collection, concurrency, and algorithmic optimizations.

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Key Performance Concepts in C#

Mastering C# performance involves understanding several core areas:

Memory Management: How C# handles memory, value types vs. reference types, stack vs. heap allocation.
struct vs. class, object pooling.
Garbage Collection (GC): The GC process, generation stages, impact on performance, and tuning options.
GC.Collect() - use with caution!
Concurrency and Parallelism: Threads, tasks, `async`/`await`, parallel loops, synchronization primitives.
Task Parallel Library (TPL), Parallel.For, lock.
Data Structures and Algorithms: Choosing the right data structures for specific tasks.
List vs. Dictionary, complexity analysis.
String Manipulation: Efficient string building and manipulation.
StringBuilder, string interning.
Boxing and Unboxing: Understanding the overhead.
Compiler Optimizations: How the .NET JIT compiler optimizes code.
Profiling Tools: Using Visual Studio Profiler, PerfView, and other tools to identify bottlenecks.

Featured Articles

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Advanced Garbage Collection Tuning for Demanding Workloads - Strategies to minimize GC pauses in performance-critical applications.

Code Examples

Here's a simple example demonstrating the difference between string concatenation and StringBuilder:


using System;
using System.Text;

public class PerformanceExamples
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Inefficient string concatenation
        string result1 = "";
        for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
        {
            result1 += i.ToString() + ",";
        }
        Console.WriteLine("String concatenation done.");

        // Efficient string building with StringBuilder
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++)
        {
            sb.Append(i.ToString());
            sb.Append(",");
        }
        string result2 = sb.ToString();
        Console.WriteLine("StringBuilder done.");
    }
}