https://blog.jonmikeys.com/tags/performance/ Recent content in Performance on Coyote Time Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/flyweight-and-object-pooling/ Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/flyweight-and-object-pooling/ Flyweight shares the data that repeats across thousands of objects. Object pooling reuses the instances that keep being created and destroyed. This guide covers ScriptableObject definitions, UnityEngine.Pool, handle-based pools, reset bugs, and when neither is worth it. https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/marshalling-csharp-cpp-unity/ Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/marshalling-csharp-cpp-unity/ A practical guide to moving data safely between Unity C# and C++ without letting ABI details, ownership mistakes, or hidden copies destabilize the game. https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/cullinggroup-for-smarter-object-management/ Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/cullinggroup-for-smarter-object-management/ Use Unity’s CullingGroup API to turn camera visibility and distance bands into practical simulation budgets for crowds, effects, spawn points, and world objects. https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/memory-arenas-in-game-code/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/memory-arenas-in-game-code/ How I use arena allocators for frame-local scratch data, why they beat per-object frees, and why they are not a replacement for pooling or the GC. https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/zero-allocation-linq-in-unity/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/zero-allocation-linq-in-unity/ A practical look at LINQ in Unity, where the allocations come from, and when a zero-allocation alternative like ZLinq is worth using. https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/native-collections-and-burst-for-gc-heavy-projects/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/native-collections-and-burst-for-gc-heavy-projects/ A practical way to move hot data off the managed heap with NativeArray, NativeList, jobs, and Burst without turning the project into DOTS cosplay. https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/benchmarking-csharp-in-unity/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.jonmikeys.com/posts/benchmarking-csharp-in-unity/ A practical way to benchmark Unity C# code without confusing profiling, frame time, and microbenchmarks.