stem/CS/Languages/dotNet.md
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Common Language Infrastructure

CLI

  • Language-neutral platform

Common Language Runtime

CLR

  • Virtual Execution System
    • VES
    • Defined by CLI
  • JIT managed code into machine instructions
  • Execution engine
    • VM
  • Services
    • Memory management
    • Type safety
    • Exception handling
    • Garbage collection
    • Security
    • Thread management

Common Intermediate Language

CIL

  • Intermediate language for CLI
  • Run by CLR
  • Object-oriented, stack-based bytecode

Assemblies

  • Compiled CLI code
  • Portable executable (PE)
    • DLL, EXE