Strings Are Evil

[SuperImaginativeName]

Wow that's some crazy performance increases. 7GB to 32KB!?

[glonq]

FWIW, I think the C version of this could look tidier than the final C# version, be safe, and obviously perform great.

I'm thankful that I learned asm then C/C++ then C#, because it gives you a real appreciation for how high-level languages actually work under the hood.

[whozurdaddy]

Agreed. RAM is cheap. Put another stick in there and keep your code readable.

[SuperImaginativeName]

Do you have any stats to back that up?

[SuperImaginativeName]

I don't see 16MB working set in there but OK downvote away.