Tag: ReadOnlySpan

Collection Performance: Looping Over a Collection Using Span and ReadOnlySpan

Posted on by David (dotNetDave) McCarter

The article explores the performance benefits of utilizing Span and ReadOnlySpan for collection processing, highlighting advantages such as improved performance, reduced memory pressure, enhanced safety, and compatibility with modern API design. Span allows read-write access and efficient iteration with lightweight storage, while ReadOnlySpan provides read-only access to prevent accidental modifications, offering similar benefits for collection processing.

Collection Performance: A Comprehensive Benchmark Analysis of Collection Types in .NET Beyond Arrays and Lists

Posted on by David (dotNetDave) McCarter

This article conducts a comprehensive benchmark analysis of various collection types in .NET beyond arrays and lists. It explores the performance of iteration methods, revealing significant differences among types, providing valuable insights for developers to choose the most performant collection type based on their code requirements.