A comprehensive mind map visualizing C# language features from version 1.0 through the upcoming C# 12, with clickable links to examples.
Explains the Repository design pattern in C#/.NET, covering its purpose, basic implementation, benefits, and potential drawbacks.
Entity Framework 8 adds native SQL Server support for .NET's DateOnly and TimeOnly types, eliminating the need for custom converters.
A developer reflects on leaving Twitter, the state of LinkedIn for hiring, and shares personal thoughts on tech career topics like seniority and engineering hierarchies.
Explains C# 'lowering' - how high-level syntax like foreach and async is transformed into simpler constructs by the compiler.
Explains why deep code nesting is problematic and demonstrates refactoring techniques like extraction and inversion to reduce complexity in C#.
Explains how to implement class-like abstractions in Clojure using namespaces, specs, and functions, without traditional OOP constructs.
Explains the new C# 12 primary constructor feature, comparing it to records and detailing its syntax and usage.
Explains software cohesion as a metric for refactoring, with a C# example showing how to split a low-cohesion class.
Entity Framework 8 introduces raw SQL queries for unmapped types, reducing boilerplate code for developers.
A tutorial on implementing a simple, reusable pagination solution for Entity Framework using a PagedList class and extension method.
A technical guide on implementing a .NET profiler in C#, focusing on mapping COM objects to .NET instances and using UnmanagedCallersOnly.
The article argues that focusing on fixing 'Unhappy Paths'—user experience hurdles and errors—is crucial for product adoption, often more than optimizing the ideal 'Happy Path'.
A guide to creating inline bibliography entries in Markdown documents using pandoc and custom Citation Style Language (CSL) files.
Explains the misconception that Tasks in C# are for multithreading, clarifying they represent asynchronous operations, not threads, and are not primarily for performance.
A guide on using GitHub repositories as a professional portfolio to impress employers and land tech jobs, focusing on project presentation and code quality.
Introduces a .NET tips and tricks website and a high-performance ValueStringBuilder project, showcasing low-allocation string building techniques.
Introducing .NET 7's StringSyntaxAttribute to add semantic meaning to string parameters, enabling better IDE support for regex, dates, and formats.
Explains the new C# 12 feature allowing default parameter values in lambda expressions, with examples and usage in Minimal APIs.
A guide to implementing conditional feature flags using Azure App Configuration Service and the Microsoft.FeatureManagement library.
