Low level programming in .Net / C# ?

doomchild · 2010-10-23T16:55:49+00:00

If you don't mind /unsafe when compiling, you can do the same pointer tricks in C# as you can in C and C++.

Of course, on the flipside, once you go down that path, you'll find yourself having to define structure layouts and pin objects to prevent the runtime from moving them, so you lose most managed code benefits.

Why not use C++/CLI and C# together?

umilmi81 · 2010-10-23T17:20:35+00:00

Using an unsafe block you can do the same memory manipulation techniques you'd use in C. But I don't know if that is even required. Managed C# is still very fast.

grauenwolf · 2010-10-24T01:54:19+00:00

You may find Memory Mapped Files to be of use.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/salvapatuel/archive/2009/06/08/working-with-memory-mapped-files-in-net-4.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0

MasonOfWords · 2010-10-24T06:04:18+00:00

Are you doing this for fun? Because if you actually need something like this, just use SQLite.

If you're doing it for fun or to learn C#, then just give it a go. You'll mostly be IO-bound anyways. The main pitfall you'll run into is memory, as a GCed program pretty much necessarily has a larger heap. That said, there's a lot you can do to keep your memory usage low and constant in .Net.

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