18 July 2010

Code Optimization Techniques for .net applications

Compiler optimization
  • Technically It is the process of tuning the output of a compiler to minimize or maximize some attribute of an executable computer program.
  • In simple terms it means improving the performance of your application.

Application is nothing but a program which is written to perform some specified task.

Why Optimization is required

But is optimization really necessary?ask yourself. Consider you are doing some important work and suddenly u get a busy cursor...like u are watching movie on youtube and an interesting part is there but suddenly buffering starts.

Some Tips for optimizing application
  • Avoid unncessary variablesLook at the following example
    r=Radius of circle
    p=piare
    a=p*r*r;
    
    is it right, no because u know value of 'p' will always be 3.14,So don't create variable for this type of conditions,Just say area=3.14*r*r;
  • Avoid unnecessary cpu allocation
    read a
    final_value=a*100*12*56;
    write final_value
    
    now all of us know 100*12*56 is equal to 67200 so why to put work for cpu, which we can do.just write final_value=a*67200;
  • Avoid conditional loops inside Iteration loops like
    for(int x=1;x<7;x++)
    {
         //k and total are treated as random variables
         if(k>99)
         {
           total+=x; 
         }
         else
         {
          total-=x;
         }
    }
    
    replace this with
    if(k>99)
    {     
         for(int x=1;x<7;x++)     
         { 
           total+=x; 
         }
    }
    else
    {
         for(int x=1;x<7;x++)
         { 
           total-=x; 
         }
    }
    
  • String Or String BuilderTake a right decision what to use string or StringBuilder.
    • We want to store some string data which is going to be manipulated(like a new string will be appended or may be removed from the existing one) many times(considerable more than twice), in this situation StringBuilder will be better as string is immutable.
    • But for small operations, means we want to store some string data which will be hardly one or two times manipulated string will be better choice.
  • Comparing Non-Case-Sensitive StringsIn an application sometimes it is necessary to compare two string variables, ignoring the cases.
    • Traditional style : string1.ToLower()==string2.ToLower()
    • Better1 : string.Compare(string1,string2)==0
  • Use of collection classes instead of arrays,again use of generic collection classes.
  • Use String.Empty when want to compare with blank stringex:-replace if(s=="") with if(s==string.Empty)
  • Use structures instead of classes if type is going to be have less functionality.
  • Avoid creating global variables.
  • Avoid unnecessary try catch blocks(try to avoid exceptions by compile time logic).
  • 11.Avoid Division Operations
(In the subsequent posts,we will back with some techniques.
Responses are always appreciated.Feel free to put your suggestion for optimations.)
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