Category: .NET
Visual Studio Next Version: What’s Coming and What to Expect
September 1, 2025 6 minutes read In mid-August 2025, Mads Kristensen, lead designer of the C# programming language, discussed with his team The Future of Visual Studio in a YouTube...
C# Record Explained
August 26, 2025 7 minutes read A C# record is a lightweight, data-focused type mainly used for storing and representing values rather than behaviors. Introduced in C# 9, the record...
C# 15 Unions
August 25, 2025 6 minutes read In an August 2025 video, Mads Torgersen -lead designer for the C# Programming Language- outlined the C# team’s plans for C# unions. The team...
.NET 10.0 dotnet run app.cs or file-based program
August 13, 2025 5 minutes read This post covers a new .NET 10 feature that lets you build and run a single C# file without creating a .csproj project file....
C# 14 Extension Members: Also Known as Extension Everything
August 12, 2025 4 minutes read C# 14 introduces extension members — also known as extension everything. The New C# 14 Extension Method Syntax The example below demonstrates how to...
Improve C# code performance with Span<T>
August 3, 2025 9 minutes read C# Span<T> and ReadOnlySpan<T>, introduced in C# 7.2 and fully supported on .NET Core, are powerful structures for working with contiguous memory regions in...
C# ValueTuple Full Guide
July 28, 2025 9 minutes read C# 7.0 introduced ValueTuple in 2017, making it easier to work with lightweight data structures.Here’s an example using ValueTuple with the () syntax to...
C# Async/Await Explained: Complete Guide with Examples [2025]
July 14, 2025 9 minutes read Mastering async / await in C# is key to building fast, scalable .NET apps. Introduced in C# 5 in 2012, these keywords transformed how...
Architecture of a .NET Application: 8 Case Studies
July 10, 2025 8 minutes read This recent question on Reddit’s Number of projects per solution led to interesting debates. The answer depends on the app’s size and domain. In...
Clean Architecture in ASP.NET Core
July 7, 2025 9 minutes read As applications scale, flexibility and maintainability become essential. .NET Core Clean Architecture provides a clear structure with minimal dependencies, making it a popular choice....
C# Pattern Matching Explained (2025)
June 17, 2025 7 minutes read C# Pattern Matching uses special syntax to simplify code by testing if an expression meets specific conditions, like a type or constant value....
C# DateTime Format In A Nutshell
June 16, 2025 7 minutes read This article covers C# DateTime Format, addressing both of its main aspects: Obtain a date-formatted string. Use a pattern like "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss" to extract and...
Vertical Slice Architecture in ASP.NET Core
June 10, 2025 6 minutes read The organization of code in a solution is a subject of frequent debates. Currently, two prominent approaches have garnered attention: Clean Architecture versus Vertical...
Visual Studio vs Visual Studio Code: The Ultimate Guide (2025)
June 1, 2025 8 minutes read Despite their similar name, Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code are two distinct products created by Microsoft. Visual Studio is a full-featured Integrated Development...
C# String Interpolation Explained
May 14, 2025 4 minutes read C# String Interpolation is a powerful feature that simplifies the syntax for embedding variables and expressions within strings to construct strings dynamically. String interpolation...
WPF vs WinForms – Making the Right Decision in 2025
May 12, 2025 8 minutes read If you’re a developer faced with the decision of selecting between Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Windows Forms (WinForms) commonly referred to as WPF...
Class vs Struct in C#: Making Informed Choices
May 11, 2025 9 minutes read In C# programming, choosing the right data type between classes and structs is a crucial decision that impacts application performance and design. Choosing Between Struct...
Understand NuGet Central Package Management and Transitive Pinning with Examples
January 16, 2025 4 minutes read Nowadays, .NET applications often rely on numerous NuGet packages, each of which may depend on additional packages. As a result, it’s common for multiple...
.NET – 7 Decompiler Compared (2025)
January 10, 2025 9 minutes read Looking to reverse engineer or disassemble some .NET code? Then learning how to decompile .NET assemblies is an essential skill for any .NET developer...
C# Array and List Fastest Loop in 2025
January 9, 2025 5 minutes read Discussions about the fastest way to loop through an array (T[]) and a List<T> in C# have been ongoing. Results can vary with each...
The attribute OverloadResolutionPriority in .NET 9 and C# 13
December 12, 2024 2 minutes read With .NET 9, we gain a new tool for managing method overloads: OverloadResolutionPriorityAttribute declared in the namespace System.Runtime.CompilerServices. It lets you set an overload’s...
.NET 9.0 LINQ Performance Improvements
November 19, 2024 5 minutes read NET 9.0 brings significant improvements to LINQ performance, with some scenarios showing remarkable gains. Let’s take a closer look at what’s driving these enhancements....
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-68b85b830276d743327981/] 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...
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,...