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Counting the leading zeroes in a binary number with C#
In this post I describe an algorithm to count the number of leading zeroes in a ulong, study how it works, and benchmark it against alternatives.…
in C#
Working with System.Random and threads safely in .NET Core and .NET Framework
In this post I look at some of the ways you can misuse System.Random, comparing .NET Framework, NET Core, and .NET 6 implementations.…
in C#
Creating a source generator
In this series I describe how to create a source generator, cover issues such as testing the generator, and creating a NuGet package.…
ValueStringBuilder: a stack-based string-builder
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 6
In this post I discuss the ValueStringBuilder type, used internally in .NET as a zero/low-allocation alternative to StringBuilder…
Reducing allocations by caching with StringBuilderCache
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 5
In this post I look at the internal StringBuilderCache type, benchmark it against a StringBuilder, and walk through the code to show how it works.…
Inserting and removing characters
A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 4
In this post we look at the Insert() and Remove() functions, which can involve tricky manipulations of chunks in the middle of the linked list…
