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CLR and reference variables

mursaleen fayyaz

13y1.9k.NET

Hi programmers/developers/Engineers/Architects,

Which algorithm .NET CLR use to track reference variables?

Thanks.

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Vulpes13y ago
The CLR uses a generational mark-compact algorithm for tracking objects and garbage collecting them when they are no long used. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark-compact_algorithm