A developer's journey creating a number base conversion tool, from early Visual Basic projects to a modern C++ open-source utility.
Explains how writing integration tests for C# APIs boosts productivity by catching bugs early and reducing manual testing.
Analysis of empirical data showing memory unsafety causes 65%+ of security vulnerabilities in large C/C++ codebases like Android, Chrome, and Linux.
A summary of key new features in C# 9, including records, pattern matching, and parameter null-checking.
A guide to writing unit tests for cloud infrastructure deployments using Pulumi's .NET SDK and mocking capabilities in C#.
Explains the purpose and correct implementation of GetHashCode in C#, focusing on its role in hash tables like Dictionary and HashSet.
A list of critical C# performance pitfalls and code patterns to avoid, drawn from real-world production issues at Criteo.
Explores handling missing data in .NET, comparing C# 8.0's Nullable Reference Types with F#'s safer Option type for robust code.
A guide to writing integration tests for C# Web APIs using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing, xUnit, and FluentAssertions.
A guide on building and testing complex query strings in ASP.NET Core controller unit tests, covering encoding and multiple values.
Explains why LINQ Join is faster than nested loops or Select for merging data in C#, focusing on performance with large datasets.
Part 3 of a series on the Levenshtein Distance algorithm, focusing on advanced C#-specific performance optimizations for the inner calculation loop.
Explores the concept of the heliopause in space as a metaphor for the C programming language's dominance and its ABI's role as a critical interface in software.
A modern C# approach using custom awaiters to simplify switching to the UI thread in WPF/UWP applications.
A deep technical dive into how Default Interface Methods (DIM) work under the hood in C# 8 and the .NET Core Runtime.
Explains memory and performance optimizations for the Levenshtein Distance algorithm, building on a basic implementation.
A developer shares their experience mentoring C# and F# learners on the free, open-source Exercism platform and plans to help with its v3 transition.
A developer shares advice on learning programming languages and frameworks, emphasizing transferable skills and personal experience.
Explores UTF-8 Byte Order Markers (BOM) in C#, explaining their presence, how to detect them, and how to create encodings without them.
An exploration of creating extremely small, self-contained C# executables, focusing on size optimization for faster transfers and deployment.
