.NET Native Compilation Preview Released 217
atrader42 (687933) writes "Microsoft announced a new .NET compiler that compiles .NET code to native code using the C++ compiler backend. It produces performance like C++ while still enabling .NET features like garbage collection, generics, and reflection. Popular apps have been measured to start up to 60% faster and use 15% less memory. The preview currently only supports Windows Store applications, but is expected to apply to more .NET applications in the long term. A preview of the compiler is available for download now. (Caveat: I both work for MS and read Slashdot.)"
Huh? (Score:5, Funny)
Popular apps have been measured to start up to 60% and use 15% less memory.
So they no longer fully start up? Why is that a benefit?
New technology! (Score:0, Funny)
A fully compiled binary deliverable! Revolutionary!
(for Microsoft)
Re:Open source compiler (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not going back to GW-BASIC, thanks,
Re:It produces performance like C++ (Score:4, Funny)
I have never seen an unintended buffer overflow problem in C# or Java.
So you've seen intended ones?