More static constructors

    public struct NoStaticCtor
    {
        private static int _myValue = 3;
        public static int GetMyValue() { return _myValue; }
    }

    public struct StaticCtor
    {
        private static int _myValue;
        public static int GetMyValue() { return _myValue; }
        static StaticCtor()
        {
            _myValue = 3;
        }
    }

    class Program
    {
        private static readonly long numTimes = 5000000000;
        static void DoFirstLoop()
        {
            Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
            sw.Start();
            for (long i = 0; i < numTimes; i++)
            {
                NoStaticCtor.GetMyValue();
            }
            sw.Stop();
            Console.WriteLine("First Loop: No static ctor: {0}", sw.Elapsed);

            sw.Restart();
            for (long i = 0; i < numTimes; i++)
            {
                StaticCtor.GetMyValue();
            }
            sw.Stop();
            Console.WriteLine("First Loop: with static ctor: {0}", sw.Elapsed);
        }

        static void DoSecondLoop()
        {
            Stopwatch sw = new Stopwatch();
            sw.Start();
            for (long i = 0; i < numTimes; i++)
            {
                NoStaticCtor.GetMyValue();
            }
            sw.Stop();
            Console.WriteLine("Second Loop: No static ctor: {0}", sw.Elapsed);

            sw.Restart();
            for (long i = 0; i < numTimes; i++)
            {
                StaticCtor.GetMyValue();
            }
            sw.Stop();
            Console.WriteLine("Second Loop: with static ctor: {0}", sw.Elapsed);
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            DoFirstLoop(); // Slow, because JITer adds the check to the loop
            DoFirstLoop(); // Still slow, because the JIT uses the cached method
            DoSecondLoop(); // Fast, because the static constructor was called in the first function, no checks added when JITed
        }
    }
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First Loop: No static ctor: 00:00:03.5460631
First Loop: with static ctor: 00:00:14.6650061
First Loop: No static ctor: 00:00:03.2156631
First Loop: with static ctor: 00:00:14.5452244
Second Loop: No static ctor: 00:00:03.2322878
Second Loop: with static ctor: 00:00:03.2336642
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