Fahad Gilani Fahad Gilani is studying embedded systems, high-performance computing, and memory managers at the Australian National University. Coauthor of several books on .NET published by Wrox Press Ltd, he also works as an independent consultant and a freelance developer. Fahad can be reached at Fahad_Gilani@yahoo.com. C# In-Depth: Harness the Features of C# to Power Your Scientific Computing Projects The C# language has been used quite successfully in many kinds of projects, including Web, database, GUI, and more. One of the last frontiers for the application of C# code may well be scientific computing. But can C# measure up to the likes of FORTRAN and C++ for scientific and mathematical projects?In this article, the author answers that question by looking at the .NET common language runtime to determine how the JIT compiler, Microsoft intermediate language, and the garbage collector affect performance. He also considers C# data types, including arrays and matrices, along with other language features that play an important role in scientific computing applications. Fahad Gilani - March 2004