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    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…

     in  .NET Core C# Source Code Dive Performance
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    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.…

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    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…

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    Converting chunks to a string with ToString()

    A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 3

    In this post I look at StringBuilder.ToString(), show how multiple chunk arrays are converted to a string, and compare it to .NET Framework's approach.…

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    Appending strings, built-in types, and lists

    A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 2

    In this post I look at how StringBuilder appends strings, ints, and doubles efficiently. We also look at how it adds lists with a separator.…

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    The overall design and a first look at the internals

    A deep dive on StringBuilder - Part 1

    In this post I take an initial look at the StringBuilder type, show how it's designed, and dive into the source code to see how it works…

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