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2/4/2025 • EN

Writing a .NET Garbage Collector in C# - Part 2

Part 2 of implementing a simple .NET garbage collector in C#, covering native interfaces and a basic handle store.

.net Clr Garbage Collection Managed Code Native Interop

Kevin Gosse

9/5/2022 • EN

Using GC.KeepAlive in async methods

Explains a subtle bug where GC.KeepAlive fails to prevent garbage collection of a delegate in async code involving native methods.

async-await Dotnet Runtime Garbage Collection Interop Managed Code

Kevin Gosse

2/7/2017 • EN

The 68 things the CLR does before executing a single line of your code (*)

A deep dive into the 68 initialization steps the CLR's Execution Engine performs before running any .NET code, from infrastructure setup to component startup.

Clr Execution Engine Managed Code Net Runtime Startup Process

Matt Warren

6/11/2011 • EN

[.NET Compact Framework] Working with Point-to-Point Message Queues

A technical guide on implementing point-to-point message queues for interprocess communication on Windows CE using the .NET Compact Framework.

Interprocess Communication Managed Code Message Queues Net Compact Framework Windows Ce

Dario Santarelli

3/5/2008 • EN

Singularity source code released

Microsoft releases the source code for Singularity, a research OS written primarily in managed code, enabling new possibilities for OS development.

Managed Code operating system Sing Singularity Spec

Michal Strehovsky

Managed Code Articles

Writing a .NET Garbage Collector in C# - Part 2

Using GC.KeepAlive in async methods

The 68 things the CLR does before executing a single line of your code (*)

[.NET Compact Framework] Working with Point-to-Point Message Queues

Singularity source code released

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