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Value Types (part 3)

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The lesson shows how value types are assigned and compared by value (always copying the actual data) and explains the performance sweet spot at around 30 bytes where large structs begin to cost more in copy overhead than they save by avoiding the heap.

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This Module The .NET Type System

Value Types

Value Types (part 2)

Value Types (part 3)

Reference Types

Reference Types (part 2)

Reference Types (part 3)

Notes On Nullable Types

Boxing And Unboxing

Demo: Boxing And Unboxing In Code

Demo: Boxing And Unboxing In Intermediate Language

Demo: Eliminate Boxing And Unboxing

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