Why is reflection slow?
Read OriginalThis technical article investigates the performance overhead of reflection in .NET. It analyzes the CLR type system's design, which prioritized other factors over reflection speed, and details the internal 'hot'/'cold' data structures (MethodTable, EEClass). The post walks through the complex call stack of a reflection invocation and explains the costs of fetching metadata (FieldInfo/MethodInfo) before method execution.
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