2008
.NET Data Access Performance Comparison: ASP Alliance
by brianwaustin (via)In .NET, there are several ways to extract data from a data source. The two most common techniques using ADO.NET involve the use of the DataReader or the filling of a DataSet or DataTable with a DataAdapter. In this article, a very easy-to-reproduce set of tests is analyzed to determine which techniques performs the fastest. Further, additional variables such as N-Tier architecture and the effects of caching on the results are considered. Finally, I recommend some best practices based on the results
A Performance Comparison of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) with Existing Distributed Communication Technologies
by brianwaustin (via)This article provides a high-level performance comparison between Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and existing Microsoft .NET distributed communication technologies.
Code profiling, memory profiling, .NET profiler - ANTS Profiler
by brianwaustinIdentify performance bottlenecks quickly and easily
Optimize memory usage and locate memory leaks
Visual Studio integration with context sensitivity
Download file includes FREE PInvoke.net Visual Studio Add-in
2007
Clemens Vasters and the WS Stars : So how much faster is it really and is it? WCF performance in comparison.
by nhoizeyTo summarize the results, WCF is 25%—50% faster than ASP.NET Web Services, and approximately 25% faster than .NET Remoting. [...] in one case WCF is nearly 100% faster but in another scenario it is nearly 25% slower.
Le blog d'Emmanuel Fougeras
by e.fougerasUn blog sur le développement informatique, l'algorithmique avancée et la finance de marché (Risk Management, suivi de la performance...)
2006
ComputerZen.com - Scott Hanselman - XSLT Stylesheet Performance on Big Ass Documents
by ddelangle (via)Nutshell: .NET 2.0 was 10x faster than .NET 1.1. MSXML6 was 15% slower than MSXML4.
2005
Web Services and other distributed technologies: Performance of ASP.NET Web Services, Enterprise Services, and .NET Remoting
by nhoizey (via)Compare and contrast performance characteristics of real-life ASP.NET Web services, .NET Enterprise Services components, and .NET Remoting components, and get recommendations on how to best use these technologies.
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