Pro .NET Memory Management: For Better Code, Performance, and Scalability

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11. GC Flavors and Settings

Konrad Kokosa¹  , Christophe Nasarre² and Kevin Gosse²

(1)

Warsaw, Poland

(2)

Paris, France

 

The previous four chapters contain a very detailed description of the .NET Garbage Collector in its simplest variant. In this chapter, however, we will look at all GC variants. In addition to the standard knowledge of how and why they are designed, we will consider their pros and cons. We will look at both the GC operating modes and the latency settings.

When it comes to the different GC flavors available in .NET, the most common question that arises is which ...