Benchmark demonstrating impact of accessing AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute over and over.
(There's nothing surprising, just showing how bad it is to not cache custom attribute)
BenchmarkDotNet=v0.13.1, OS=Windows 10.0.19044.1889 (21H2)
Intel Core i7-7820HQ CPU 2.90GHz (Kaby Lake), 1 CPU, 8 logical and 4 physical cores
.NET SDK=6.0.303
[Host] : .NET 6.0.8 (6.0.822.36306), X64 RyuJIT
DefaultJob : .NET 6.0.8 (6.0.822.36306), X64 RyuJIT| Method | Mean | Error | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Always read assembly version by looking for custom assembly attribute' | 1,762.519 ns | 35.3235 ns | 33.0416 ns |
| 'Read assembly version once, store value into field' | 2.219 ns | 0.1171 ns | 0.1096 ns |