X++ to CIL



Dynamics AX 2012 is able to generate Common Intermediate Language from X++. That allows much more code running in Common Language Runtime and also switching between X++ runtime and CLR can be greatly reduced, both having positive impact on performance.

Many developers see it as a bit of black magic, which sometimes causes avoidable difficulties. That’s why I would like to share few findings. This article describes some basic terms and where the CIL code generated from X++ is stored. Later I want to write more about the actual translation from X++ to CIL.

CIL

CIL (Common Intermediate Language), formerly known as MSIL (Microsoft Intermediate Language) or sometimes simply IL is a low-level language used