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Update 4.0.2 for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4
With .NET 4, we’ve focused on bringing certain features to market through updates without having to wait for the .NET 4.5 release. This post covers what the latest platform update has to offer. Vivek ... more
Thursday, Oct 27 Brandon Bray
Large Object Heap Improvements in .NET 4.5
Garbage collection is one of premiere features of the .NET managed coding platform. As the platform has become more capable, we’re seeing developers allocate more and more large objects. Since l... more
Monday, Oct 3 Brandon Bray
Compatibility of .NET Framework 4.5
Fundamentals were a big part of our focus while building .NET 4.5. We divided fundamentals into seven areas called “tenets”. One of these tenets is compatibility. Today’s post is by ... more
Monday, Sep 26 Brandon Bray

CLR Inside Out

The Common Language Runtime

CLR Inside Out: New Features and Improved Performance in Silverlight 4
Silverlight 4 brings a number of important changes including new GC modes, improved startup performance, and new base class features that enable new o... more
Friday, Oct 1
CLR Inside Out: F# Fundamentals
F# is a new, functional and object-oriented programming language for the Microsoft .NET Framework. To help you get started using it, we take a look at... more
Monday, Jun 7
CLR Inside Out: Production Diagnostics Improvements in CLR 4
The Common Language Runtime (CLR) 4 includes new APIs that expand diagnostic support toward the production end of the spectrum. We explain how the deb... more
Monday, May 3
CLR Inside Out: Migrating an APTCA Assembly to the .NET Framework 4
The CLR security model in the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 has undergone some substantial changes, including the adoption of ”Level2” transparency, simi... more
Wednesday, Feb 24
CLR Inside Out: Formatting and Parsing Time Intervals in the .NET Framework 4
Learn about enhanced TimeSpan formatting and parsing features coming in the .NET Framework 4, and some helpful tips for working with TimeSpan values.R... more
Wednesday, Feb 3

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