.NET Core vs .NET Framework: Garbage Collector pressure by Valentyn Uglanov
Channel: Engineering Community
Date: 16/02/2022

In recent years, the trend of transition from the “old” complete .NET Framework to the new .NET Core is gaining momentum. One of the biggest reasons is the performance improvements that .NET Core offers us. According to Microsoft, a lot of work has been done on the garbage collector in .NET Core, because memory management, especially garbage collector pressure, still has a huge impact on performance. Despite this, memory problems have not completely disappeared and it is still important to understand how memory works and how to deal with these problems.

In this presentation, we will look at the causes of garbage collector pressure, compare the performance of the garbage collector in the .NET Framework and .NET Core when pressure occurs, and discuss possible ways to reduce it.