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...
C# String Interpolation Explained
April 17, 2024 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...
Clean Architecture in ASP.NET Core
April 16, 2024 9 minutes read The Clean Architecture pattern has gained significant popularity for the design and development of software applications. It emphasizes key principles to better maintain, scale,...
C# Async Await Explained
April 16, 2024 9 minutes read If your application involves I/O-bound operations like network requests, database access, or file system reads and writes, asynchronous programming is essential. Similarly, for CPU-bound...
Visual Studio vs Visual Studio Code: The Ultimate Guide (2024)
April 15, 2024 8 minutes read In the world of .NET development, two popular tools stand out: Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code. Visual Studio is generally recognized as a...
Class vs Struct in C#: Making Informed Choices
April 15, 2024 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. This article presents...
C# Optional Parameters Explained
April 12, 2024 3 minutes read C# optional parameters allow methods, constructors, and indexers to be invoked without providing arguments for those optional parameters. This feature is particularly useful when...
C# Pattern Matching Explained
April 11, 2024 7 minutes read Since the C# version 7, C# has support for pattern matching. C# pattern matching is here to simplify complex if-else statements into more...
Abstract Class vs Interface in C#
April 5, 2024 7 minutes read Abstract Class vs Interface in C# is a fundamental trade-off to master. Understanding the distinction between each option is fundamental for crafting flexible and...
Understand Directory.Build.props: Centralizing .NET Project Configurations
April 4, 2024 4 minutes read In the world of .NET development, managing project configurations and properties efficiently can significantly streamline your development process. One powerful but often underappreciated feature...
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...
Architecture of a .NET Application: 8 Case Studies
January 30, 2024 9 minutes read This recent question on Reddit’s Number of projects per solution led to interesting debates. Of course, the answer depends largely on the overall size...
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...
C# ValueTuple Full Guide
January 18, 2024 9 minutes read In 2017 C# 7.0 introduced ValueTuple. This feature makes it convenient to handle lightweight data structures. Here is an example of relying on the...
A Guide to Code Coverage Tools for C# in 2024
January 11, 2024 3 minutes read In this post, we’ll go through 8 different .NET code coverage tools and list their features to help you make a decision. But first,...
Following the Software Architecture Career Path
January 10, 2024 3 minutes read I can recall a certain day in my career with remarkable clarity. I say remarkable because this happened well over a decade ago, when...
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...
SOLID Design in C#: The Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)
November 13, 2023 7 minutes read The Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP) is one of the five essential SOLID design principles. These principles are guidelines for the proper usage of object-oriented features. Named after...
SOLID Design in C#: The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP)
November 9, 2023 7 minutes read The Single Responsibility Principle (SRP) 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 Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) with Examples
November 8, 2023 8 minutes read The Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP) is one of the five essential SOLID design principles. These principles are guidelines for the proper usage of object-oriented...
Visual Studio Enterprise vs. Professional: Essential Differences in 2023
November 8, 2023 1 minutes read If you’re a .NET developer, chances are you’re using Visual Studio, the go-to product for developing .NET applications. However, with several versions available, it...
REST vs. RESTful: The Difference and Why the Difference Doesn’t Matter
November 2, 2023 1 minutes read REST API is one of the most popular APIs in the web development community. What’s the difference between a REST API and a RESTful...
Software Architecture Document? Do You Need One?
November 1, 2023 1 minutes read In the spirit of the Agile Manifesto, we’ve reduced our dependence on software documentation. In some ways, this has improved our lives. And in...
Managing to Avoid Cobras
September 3, 2023 2 minutes read Incentives are a funny thing. Done well, they can spur your team to productivity and career-advancing, win-win situations. Done not so well, they can...
A Test Coverage Primer for Managers
August 27, 2023 5 minutes read Managing Blind Let me see if I can get in your head a little bit. You manage a team of developers and it goes...
Improve Visual Studio Build Performance
August 11, 2023 7 minutes read Time is your most precious asset and slow build is high in the list of developer’s productivity killers. With slow build the penalty is...
Why Should Managers Care About Static Analysis?
July 22, 2023 5 minutes read I’d like to talk a bit today about how, if you’re a dev manager for a team or teams that are responsible for .NET...