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Difference between Reflection, Reflection.Emit, Expression Trees, and Source Generators.

Expert .NET Core
Quick Answer Reflection: runtime type inspection and invocation รขโ‚ฌโ€ slow, bypasses compile-time safety. Reflection.Emit: generates IL at runtime รขโ‚ฌโ€ used in proxies and ORMs. Expression Trees: represent code as data structures, compiled to delegates รขโ‚ฌโ€ used in LINQ providers. Source Generators: generate code at compile time รขโ‚ฌโ€ zero runtime cost, the modern preferred approach.

Answer

  • Reflection: runtime inspection, slow
  • Emit: dynamic IL generation
  • Expression Trees: compile to delegates for fast execution
  • Source Generators: compile-time code generation using Roslyn
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