How does .NET Work?

In this video we discuss, at a high level, how .NET works. With the official release of .NET 8 next month, I thought it would be prudent to understand how .NET works at a fundamental level, so as to appreciate the enhancements for e.g. Ahead of time compilation, that will be included with the release of .NET 8.

🕐 Video Time Indexes
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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:43 - What is .NET
00:01:07 - Environment vs Close to the Metal
00:01:39 - Comparison. of Java Runtime Environment and .NET
00:02:36 - The .NET Common Language Runtime
00:02:42 - Memory Management and Garbage Collection
00:04:23 - Base Class Libraries and NuGet Packages
00:05:45 - .NET Assemblies
00:06:36 - CIL Code (Common Intermediate Language Code)
00:07:46 - Explanation of JIT (Just-in-Time Compilation)
00:09:22 - Explanation of AOT (Ahead-of-Time Compilation)
00:11:10 - .NET Language Interoperability
00:11:25 - Conclusion


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Nuget Packages
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.NET Assemblies
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CIL Code - Common Intermediate Code
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AOT - Ahead-of-Time Compilation
🔗https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dot...


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