Matt Warren • 7/4/2014

Know thy .NET object memory layout (Updated 2014-09-03)

This technical article details the .NET port of HdrHistogram, focusing on how it controls object memory layout to minimize overhead. It explains the low-level techniques used, such as avoiding allocations during recording and using bit-shifting for fast array lookups, to achieve nanosecond-level recording times for accurate latency measurement in performance-critical applications.

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#performance optimization #low-level programming #.net