Writing High Performance Net Code 2nd Edition

Writing High-Performance .NET Code, 2nd Edition

Take performance to the next level!

This book does not just teach you how the CLR works---it teaches you exactly what you need to do now to obtain the best performance today. It will expertly guide you through the nuts and bolts of extreme performance optimization in .NET, complete with in-depth examinations of CLR functionality, free tool recommendations and tutorials, useful anecdotes, and step-by-step guides to measure and improve performance.

This second edition incorporates the advances and improvements in .NET over the last few years, as well as greatly expanded coverage of tools, more topics, more tutorials, more tips, and improvements throughout the entire book.

New in the 2nd Edition:

• 50% increase in content!
• New examples, code samples, and diagrams throughout entire book
• More ways to analyze the heap and find memory problems
• More tool coverage, including expanded usage of Visual Studio
• More benchmarking
• New GC configuration options
• Code warmup techniques
• New .NET features such as ref-returns, value tuples, SIMD, and more
• More detailed analysis of LINQ
• Tips for high-level feature areas such as ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and WPF

Also find expanded coverage and discover new tips and tricks for:

• Profiling with multiple tools to quickly find problem areas
• Detailed description of the garbage collector, how to optimize your code for it, and how to diagnose difficult memory-related issues
• How to analyze JIT and diagnose warmup problems
• Effective use of the Task Parallel Library to maximize throughput
• Which .NET features and APIs to use and which to avoid
• Instrument your program with performance counters and ETW events
• Use the latest and greatest .NET features
• Build a performance-minded team
• ...and so much more

Writing High-Performance .NET Code

Do you want your .NET code to have the absolute best performance it can? This book demystifies the CLR, teaching you how and why to write code with optimum performance. Learn critical lessons from a person who helped design and build one of the largest high-performance .NET systems in the world.This book does not just teach you how the CLR works--it teaches you exactly what you need to do now to obtain the best performance today. It will expertly guide you through the nuts and bolts of extreme performance optimization in .NET, complete with in-depth examinations of CLR functionality, free tool recommendations and tutorials, useful anecdotes, and step-by-step guides to measure and improve performance.Among the topics you will learn are how to:- Choose what to measure and why- Use many amazing tools, freely available, to solve problems quickly- Understand the .NET garbage collector and its effect on your application- Use effective coding patterns that lead to optimal garbage collection performance- Diagnose common GC-related issues- Reduce costs of JITting- Use multiple threads sanely and effectively, avoiding synchronization problems- Know which .NET features and APIs to use and which to avoid- Use code generation to avoid performance problems- Measure everything and expose hidden performance issues- Instrument your program with performance counters and ETW events- Use the latest and greatest .NET features- Ensure your code can run on mobile devices without problems- Build a performance-minded team...and much more.

Pro .NET Performance

Maximizing the performance of your algorithms and applications is extremely important and can give you a competitive advantage, a lower cost of ownership, and happier users. Pro .NET Performance explains the internals of Windows, the CLR, and the physical hardware that affect the performance of your applications, and gives you the knowledge and tools to measure how your code performs in isolation from external factors. The book is full of C# code samples and tips to help you squeeze every bit of juice from your application—lower memory utilization, consistent CPU usage, and fewer I/O operations across the network and disk. Pro .NET Performance will change the way you think about .NET application development. Guides you through performance measurement with a variety of profilers and other tools Explains how OS and CLR internals affect your application’s performance in unexpected ways Provides you with tips and real-life case studies for improving application performance