Six Important .NET Concepts: Stack, Heap, Value Types, Reference Types, Boxing, and Unboxing

In this article, you will learn about what happens internally when you declare a variable followed by an explanation of two important concepts: stack and heap. The article then talks about reference types and value types and clarifies some of the important fundamentals around them. Finally, you will see a demonstration of how performance is hampered due to boxing and unboxing, with sample code.