Collection And Data Classes To Avoid
We lists the obsolete non-generic collections (ArrayList, Hashtable, Queue, Stack) and data classes (DataSet, DataTable, DataRow) that cause pervasive boxing due to their internal object arrays, and presents generic collection classes from System.Collections.Generic and the DataReader class as the correct performant alternatives.
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A Crash Course In Intermediate Language
This Module
Basic Performance Optimizations
Optimizing Boxing And Unboxing
Collection And Data Classes To Avoid
Demo: Benchmarking Boxing And Unboxing
String and StringBuilder Performance (part 1)
String and StringBuilder Performance (part 2)
Demo: Benchmarking String versus StringBuilder
List and Array Performance
Pre-sizing Lists
Demo: Benchmarking Lists and Arrays
Demo: Lists and Arrays in Intermediate Language