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New features in Git 2.54: easier rebasing, hooks, and statistics

In this post I show some of the new features in Git 2.54 including simple rebases with git history, config-based hooks, and stats with git repo structure…

Removing byte[] allocations in .NET Framework using ReadOnlySpan<T>

In this post I describe how to remove static byte[] allocations, even on .NET Framework, by using Span<T>, look at the associated IL, and discuss the risks…

Making foreach on an IEnumerable allocation-free using reflection and dynamic methods

In this post I describe why foreach sometimes allocates, and show how you can use DynamicMethod and Reflection.Emit to go allocation-free…

Creating a .NET CLR profiler using C# and NativeAOT with Silhouette

In this post I look at how to create a simple .NET profiler. But instead of using C++, the profiler uses C# and NativeAOT with the Silhouette library…

In this post I show how to work with [UnsafeAccessor] to do 'easier' reflection and how to use .NET 10's [UnsafeAccessorType] with types you can't reference…

Using default interface methods for performance gains in IHeaderDictionary

In this post I look at an example of how default interfaces were used to improve the performance of IHeaderDictionary…