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		jcmontx 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Preparing for the .NET 10 GC But don't you take a hit in performance by running the GC more often?

stonemetal12 5 months ago | [–]

Maybe, maybe not. If GC is a O(n^2) then running it twice at n=5 is a much shorter run time than once at n=10.

NetMageSCW 5 months ago | [–]

Not necessarily if you have more (so smaller) heaps so each GC takes less time.

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