Finalizer Reliability
The lesson explains why finalizers are unreliable when the host process terminates unexpectedly or runs out of memory, and outlines the correct rules for using them: finalize only edge objects in the graph, keep finalizer code minimal, and avoid touching any related objects.
Previous Module
Memory Performance Optimizations
This Module
Disposing and Finalizing Objects
Using Object Finalizers
Finalization on the Heap
Finalizer Performance and Ordering
Finalizer Reliability
Demo: Benchmarking Finalized Objects (part 1)
Demo: Benchmarking Finalized Objects (part 2)
Using Disposable Objects
The Dispose Pattern
The Dispose Pattern: Using Blocks
Demo: Benchmarking Disposable Objects