MSIL

• Compilers generate files containing Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) and metadata

  • C++ compiler can generate native code

• MSIL is stack-based, type-neutral

• Designed to be compiled, never interpreted

  • No type information in instruction stream
  • All type info obtained through token references to metadata artifacts

• Architecture independent (32-bit/64-bit agnostic)

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