- 11/10/2023
- 5 min
Structured Concurrency in C#
Did you ever hear about "Structured Concurrency"? If not, this article is for you. We will discover what it is, why it is useful, and what it could look like in C#.
Hey, I'm Steven a .NET Developer and Freelancer in Zurich, Switzerland. I am a Microsoft MVP.
Also, this blog is open source on GitHub.
Recent Posts
- 04/10/2023
- 8 min
.NET 8 and Blazor United / Server-side rendering
New .NET and new Blazor features. In this blog post, I want to highlight the new features that are hitting us with .NET 8 in the Blazor world. So let's see what's new.
- 29/09/2023
- 5 min
Questions I asked as .NET interviewer
This blog post is a small collection of questions I asked as a technical interviewer when we had candidates for software developer positions. This might be helpful for you if you are preparing for a job interview.
- 24/09/2023
- 2 min
Less boilerplate code with the new primary constructor in C# 12
The new language feature "primary constructor" which will be released with C# 12 / .NET 8 this year (November 2023) allows you to remove some ceremonial code. Let's see how.
- 19/09/2023
- 3 min
A new way of doing reflection with .NET 8
.NET 8 introduced a new way of doing reflection. Why did they introduce this, and what are some benefits - this blog post will give you some insights.
- 14/09/2023
- 11 min
Building a Minimal ASP.NET Core clone
In this article, we will build a minimal version of what ASP.NET Core does - yes, you read right. We will create a very simplistic clone of ASP.NET Core to discuss how the whole thing works. Beginning with a simple console application, we will add the necessary components to make it work as a web server. Bonus points for our own middleware pipeline and dependency injection.
- 07/09/2023
- 10 min
Enabling List<T> to store large amounts of elements
List<T> is one of the most versatile collection types in .NET. As it is meant for general-purpose use, it is not optimized for any specific use case. So, if we look closely enough, we will find scenarios where it falls short. One of these scenarios is when you have lots of data. This article will look at precisely this.
- 01/09/2023
- 3 min
Turn on Nullability checks by default
Since C# 8, we have nullable reference types. The word sounds odd, given the fact that reference types are always nullable. The idea is that the default is that your reference types have to be properly initialized. Here are my thoughts after a few years of using them.
- 27/08/2023
- 5 min
The "Weak Event" Pattern in C#
Events in C# are a powerful mechanism for decoupling components and enabling a publisher/subscriber model. However, they have a significant drawback: the publisher holds a strong reference to the subscriber, and this can cause memory leaks. This article describes a pattern for implementing weak events in C#.
- 21/08/2023
- 1 min
Expression-bodied members in properties
Are these two expressions the same?
public class MyClass
{
public int A { get; } = Random.Shared.Next(1000);
public int B => Random.Shared.Next(1000);
}