Summary

This chapter delved into the critical aspects of memory profiling and optimization in .NET development, equipping developers with the knowledge and tools to identify, analyze, and mitigate memory-related issues. We started by reviewing the fundamentals of memory profiling, which is the process of monitoring and analyzing an application’s memory usage to identify potential inefficiencies, leaks, and bottlenecks. We also reviewed some commonly used tools that help to analyze system resource usage and give reports and insights.

We then explored several practical approaches to profiling, which generally required authoring additional code and using third-party tools. Even though profiling is a valuable and necessary measure to keep our applications as efficient as possible, it has several downsides. Third-party tools increase system resource usage, which can lead to skewed results, and the additional code that needs to be written might also deter developers from exploring...