TypeLoadException with type-level circular reference (structs only) by hay_guise

The fact that this kind of an error isn’t apparent at compile time is an unfortunate side effect of the way in which the .NET runtime handles generic types. While in C++ or Java, generics are resolved at compile time, .NET resolves them at runtime. This difference results in an interesting set of positives & negatives when compared to compile time generic resolution. Actually implementing compile time generic resolution, while helping to uncover problems like you’ve pointed out, would cause some pretty severe compatibility & performance problems with the overall system, so I can confirm that while I agree that the behavior you're hoping for is desirable, I can also tell you that the behavior you're asking for is not going to be possible in the next product cycle or two.

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i have attached a project.

the project compiles, but throws an exception when run.

it contains a Console.WriteLine call, but that can be replaced by anything that will cause the type to be loaded. just assigning 'new A()' to a variable causes the exception, if it doesn't get optimized away.

I am having trouble reproducing your issue. Can you share a sample project on which you are seeing this problem?

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