http://blogs.msdn.com/b/pfxteam/archive/2011/11/08/10235147.aspxConcurrentDictionary is a popular concurrent data structure that was introduced in .NET 4. In the .NET 4.5 release, ConcurrentDictionary gets two performance improvements. One optimization is related to the way ConcurrentDictionary avoids torn reads anden-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.msdn.com/b/pfxteam/archive/2011/11/08/10235147.aspx#10235371Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:57:10 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10235371tobi<p>Nice tricks.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10235371" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.msdn.com/b/pfxteam/archive/2011/11/08/10235147.aspx#10235314Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:12:46 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:10235314Joakim Dahl<p>Very nice! We can always use more speed &#39;for free&#39;</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=10235314" width="1" height="1">