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Alternate Lookup for Dictionary and HashSet in .NET 9
November 18, 2024 3 minutes read In .NET 9, a new method called GetAlternateLookup<TKey, TValue, TAlternate>() has been introduced for hash tables classes, including Dictionary<TKey, TValue>, HashSet<T>, ConcurrentDictionary<TKey, TValue>, FrozenDictionary<TKey,...
The Issue with using the Cobertura Code Coverage Format in .NET
November 14, 2024 1 minutes read Since December 2023, Microsoft has added support to Microsoft.CodeCoverage and dotnet-coverage for exporting code coverage data in the Cobertura format (see the announcement here). [crayon-68a6385c88533945571250/] Because...
Why Is Counting Lines of Code (LOC) Useful?
November 7, 2024 2 minutes read In the previous post How do you count your number of Lines Of Code (LOC) ?, we explained how to count the LOC of...
How do you count your number of Lines Of Code (LOC) ?
November 6, 2024 2 minutes read Counting Lines of Code (LOC) is not as straightforward as it seems. Developers often wonder: Should method signature declarations count? What about lines with...
The problem with frameworks
October 31, 2024 3 minutes read I just watched this short 2:39 video from Uncle Bob, and it rang a bell. His books inspired me two decades ago to create...
Find C# Code Duplicate
October 22, 2024 3 minutes read Duplicate code copy-pasted is problematic. It increases maintenance efforts and the risk of inconsistencies. Changes made in one instance may not be reflected in...
Reporting ReSharper Code Inspections from Your CI/CD Pipeline
October 11, 2024 4 minutes read JetBrains ReSharper is an awesome well-established tool now over two decades old! It offers hundreds of code inspections for C# and VB.NET. These inspections...
Faster Dictionary in C#
September 2, 2024 5 minutes read In the .NET Base Class Library, Dictionary<TKey, TValue> is an essential key-based hashtable providing constant time access to values. This means accessing dictionary[key] takes...
Fastest C# Enum to String
July 15, 2024 3 minutes read This article benchmarks various ways to obtain a string from an enumeration value in C# .NET, along with other common enumeration APIs. At NDepend,...
Enterprise Architecture with .NET [Book Presentation]
July 2, 2024 6 minutes read Introducing the brand new book, Enterprise Architecture with .NET. This comprehensive 772-page guide is designed to elevate your career from a regular .NET developer...
Readonly, Immutable, and Frozen Collections in .NET
July 1, 2024 4 minutes read In modern software development, immutability is a powerful concept. The .NET Base Class Library (BCL) offers readonly, immutable, and frozen collections. This terminology might...
When to create a new .csproj?
June 24, 2024 5 minutes read Recently, a question has been raised on Reddit/r/dotnet: When should you create a new .csproj? This is a crucial consideration for every .NET team....
Top 10 C# Recent Improvements
June 3, 2024 7 minutes read Over the years, in collaboration with the community, the C# team has introduced numerous impressive new syntax features. Some of these simplify coding and...
The .NET Generic Math Library
May 15, 2024 7 minutes read In November 2022 with the release of .NET 7, new math-related generic interfaces have been added to the .NET Base Class Library (BCL). This...
C# static abstract members
May 14, 2024 5 minutes read C# 11 proposed interface members declared as static abstract. This is useful to handle both: Polymorphism at the type level, for example when abstracting...
The .NET 7.0 IParsable<TSelf> interface
May 7, 2024 3 minutes read As I explained in the post C# 11 static abstract members, C# 11 let’s write static abstract members in an interface. This feature was...
C# Discriminated Union: What’s Driving the C# Community’s Inquiries?
May 6, 2024 6 minutes read In recent years, there has been a notable surge in inquiries from the C# community regarding language-level support for C# Discriminated Unions. What individuals...
Interview of our Team Lead Patrick Smacchia at WebsitePlanet
May 6, 2024 1 minutes read Here is an interview of our Team Lead Patrick Smacchia at WebsitePlanet, enjoy 🙂
Covariance and Contravariance in C# Explained
May 2, 2024 6 minutes read Introduction Covariance and contravariance allow more flexibility when dealing with C# class hierarchy. This article explains and demonstrates the concepts of Covariance and Contravariance...
In the Jungle of .NET Obfuscator Tools
April 26, 2024 7 minutes read In this article, I will explain our genuine experience with various .NET Obfuscator Tools. We end up explaining that .NET Reactor is the one...
C# 12 New Features
April 26, 2024 5 minutes read C# 12 along with .NET 8 has been officially released in November 2023. Let’s explore C# 12 New Features in this post. Primary Constructors...
.NET 8 Top 10 New Features
April 24, 2024 7 minutes read .NET 8 has been officially released in November 2023. You can download it here. Designated as an LTS (Long Term Support) version, it guarantees...
Deconstruction in C#
April 24, 2024 2 minutes read C# 7.0 introduced the deconstruction syntax. It allows developers to extract in a single expression, properties of an object or elements of a tuple...
Will Visual Studio Be Migrated to .NET Core and Become Multi-Platform?
April 22, 2024 7 minutes read I came across comments on a recent Reddit post and thought it would be intriguing to analyze the DLLs of Visual Studio 2022 (version...
The .editorconfig files for .NET developers
March 29, 2024 4 minutes read In software development, ensuring uniform coding styles across different editors and IDEs is challenging. .editorconfig files offer a universal solution to this problem, transcending...
Reporting Roslyn Analyzers
March 26, 2024 4 minutes read Introduction Roslyn Analyzers offer significant value to .NET developers. They identify code issues and vulnerabilities and inform developers about necessary fixes directly in the...
High .NET Code Maintainability: A Case Study
February 13, 2024 8 minutes read High .NET Code Maintainability is the key to achieve both happy management and happy developers: Maintainability lets a product evolve naturally at a sustained...
C# Record Explained
January 23, 2024 7 minutes read A C# record is a data-centric type that usually doesn’t contain behaviors. C# 9 introduced the keyword record to quickly declare a class primarily...
SOLID Design in C#: The Open-Close Principle (OCP)
November 20, 2023 7 minutes read The Open-Close Principle (OCP) is one of the five essential SOLID design principles. These principles are guidelines for the proper usage of object-oriented features....
SOLID Design in C#: The Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) with Examples
November 13, 2023 6 minutes read The Interface Segregation Principle (ISP) is one of the five essential SOLID design principles. These principles are guidelines for the proper usage of object-oriented features. The...