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High-Performance Programming in C# and .NET

By : Jason Alls
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High-Performance Programming in C# and .NET

By: Jason Alls

Overview of this book

Writing high-performance code while building an application is crucial, and over the years, Microsoft has focused on delivering various performance-related improvements within the .NET ecosystem. This book will help you understand the aspects involved in designing responsive, resilient, and high-performance applications with the new version of C# and .NET. You will start by understanding the foundation of high-performance code and the latest performance-related improvements in C# 10.0 and .NET 6. Next, you’ll learn how to use tracing and diagnostics to track down performance issues and the cause of memory leaks. The chapters that follow then show you how to enhance the performance of your networked applications and various ways to improve directory tasks, file tasks, and more. Later, you’ll go on to improve data querying performance and write responsive user interfaces. You’ll also discover how you can use cloud providers such as Microsoft Azure to build scalable distributed solutions. Finally, you’ll explore various ways to process code synchronously, asynchronously, and in parallel to reduce the time it takes to process a series of tasks. By the end of this C# programming book, you’ll have the confidence you need to build highly resilient, high-performance applications that meet your customer's demands.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: High-Performance Code Foundation
7
Part 2: Writing High-Performance Code
16
Part 3: Threading and Concurrency

Understanding the network layers and protocols

When writing applications that interact with networks, it is very useful to know what network protocols are used. A network protocol is a defined set of rules that defines how data is formatted, transmitted, and received between different devices and applications over a network. Different network protocols are used for different tasks. Some protocols are secure by nature, while some protocols are insecure by nature. The OSI network layer reference model is a good place to start in understanding the layers of a device’s networking capabilities and the associated protocols for those layers.

OSI stands for Open Standards Institute. The OSI network layer reference model is a conceptual model that defines and standardizes the communication between computers and telecommunication devices. It is independent of the technology that underpins such communication, so it is a technology-agnostic representation of the layers and protocols...