Packed with expert guidelines and advice, this is the advanced reference you need to customize common language runtime (CLR) applications now-and as you move to Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Microsoft program manager Steven Pratschner takes you inside the workings of the CLR, showing you how it functions, and how to tailor its features for the unique requirements of your application. You'll go from configuring basic startup parameters to controlling critical runtime notations-including how code is loaded into the process, how memory is managed, and when