In my previous publication, we have started analyzing JIT compilation. Today we are going to explore method dispatch of interfaces and generics (both for classes and separate methods along with real signatures), as well as how to debug release-mode assemblies with optimization. In addition, we’ll figure out the true purpose of System.__Canon.
The runtime topic of the .NET platform has been discussed for many times, while JIT itself, as well as a resulting code and interoperability with the execution environment, have not.
We will explore a rationale for the lack of inheritance in structs, unbound delegate roots, as well as a technique of invoking any method without reflection.
I think many developers have been wondering: How many bytes does an object instance take in managed code? What’s the limit for a CLR object? Are there any differences between 32-bit and 64-bit systems for memory allocation?
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