The C# compiler and memory management

Question

Hello. I'm doing a compiler design class on the topic of memory management. I am reading about garbage collection and noticed that most of that low level stuff takes place with C/C++ code. I have a few questions about the c# compiler.

1. Was .net framework part for memory management written in c/c++?
2. How does .net manages memory?
3. Does their internal garbage collection uses malloc()?
4. What method of garbage collection does the .net framework use?

I'd probably use answers to generate new questions but I'm not sure If I should create a new question or edit this one.

Answer 1

Much of this type of information can be found in CLR via C# (or from Amazon). Note that it sounds like the book will be updated for .NET 4.0.

Answer 2

Please see:

• MSDN Magazine: Garbage Collection: Automatic Memory Management in the Microsoft .NET Framework

• .NET Framework Developer's Guide: Automatic Memory Management

• .NET Framework Developer's Guide: Garbage Collection

• Understanding Garbage Collection in .NET