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Mastering Memory Management and Garbage Collection in .NET - Learning Roadmap | Nemorize

Learning Topics

This roadmap covers the following topics:

✅ Memory Fundamentals
✅ Garbage Collection Fundamentals
  • ✅ Generational Model
    • ⚪ Gen0 ephemeral collection
    • ⚪ Promotion mechanics
    • ⚪ Gen2 and full collections
  • ✅ GC Roots and Tracing
    • ⚪ Root types
    • ⚪ Mark and sweep
    • ⚪ Finalization pipeline
  • ✅ Collection Triggers
    • ⚪ Allocation threshold
    • ⚪ Induced collections
    • ⚪ Memory pressure signals
✅ GC Modes and Adaptive Behavior
  • ✅ Workstation vs Server GC
    • ⚪ Workstation GC
    • ⚪ Server GC
    • ⚪ Choosing the right mode
  • ✅ Background and Concurrent GC
    • ⚪ Background GC mechanics
    • ⚪ Foreground vs background pauses
    • ⚪ Non-concurrent workstation fallback
  • ✅ DATAS
    • ⚪ Allocation rate feedback
    • ⚪ Latency vs throughput decisions
    • ⚪ What DATAS doesn't change
✅ Retention Bugs in Managed Code
  • ⚪ Event Handler Leaks
    • ⚪ Strong references via delegates
    • ⚪ Unsubscribe patterns
    • ⚪ Static event anti-pattern
  • ⚪ Cache and Collection Leaks
    • ⚪ Unbounded static caches
    • ⚪ Dictionary key retention
    • ⚪ TimerQueue and callback leaks
  • ✅ Diagnostic Techniques
    • ⚪ Memory snapshots and diffs
    • ⚪ Shortest root path analysis
    • ⚪ GC event traces
✅ Modern Allocation Primitives
✅ Buffer Ownership and Pooling
  • ✅ ArrayPool<T>
    • ⚪ Rent and return discipline
    • ⚪ Shared vs custom pools
    • ⚪ Array size bucketing
  • ✅ IBufferWriter<T> and Writers
    • ⚪ IBufferWriter<T> contract
    • ⚪ ArrayBufferWriter<T>
    • ⚪ Custom writer implementations
  • ✅ ReadOnlySequence<T>
    • ⚪ Segment-based enumeration
    • ⚪ SequenceReader<T>
    • ⚪ Position and slicing

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