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Microsoft Build 2020 – Highlights
This Microsoft Build 2020 conference was very different from all the previous ones as a digital experience event because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Microsoft made it a great experience – with...
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How Hello World! changed – top level statements and functions (C# 9)
C# 9 comes with many new features to enhance productivity and fix bugs. One productivity enhancement comes for small programs and learning C#: top level statements. This also allows for a new way to...
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C# 8 Updates
For all my readers of Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2 I’ve uploaded the new bonus chapter 6 with C# 8 updates! This bonus chapter covers these C# 8 features: Nullable reference types Using...
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Professional C# and .NET – 2021 Edition
The new edition of my book is available – covering .NET, C#, WinUI, ASP.NET Core, EF Core, and more! Compared to the previous edition, it not only covers the newest editions of C# and .NET, you don’t...
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C# Nullable Features thru the times
Exceptions of type NullReferenceException are the most common errors with .NET applications. With C# 8, nullable reference types have been introduced to get rid of these exceptions. The new .NET 6 and...
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Thrive Conference in Slovenia
The last time the Thrive conference was held was in 2019. Now it’s happening again May, 24-25 2022 in Bistrica, Slovenia. I’m excited to give two presentations and a one-day workshop. Are you...
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EF Core Mapping with TpH, Generic Types and Value Conversion
EF Core has powerful options to map your domain model to a relational database. In this article, I’ll show you how to use the Fluent API to configure a hierarchy of generic classes to map to a single...
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System.Text.Json Serializing Hierarchical Data
The System.Text.Json serializer that was introduced with .NET Core 3.0 gets new features with every new .NET version. With .NET 7, features such as type hieararchies, contract customization, and...
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Primary Constructors with C#
To reduce the syntax needed when writing C# code, C# 9 added records with primary constructors. C# 10 then added records for structs. Using C# 12 you can create classes with primary constructors. This...
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Converting Strings to .NET Objects – IParsable and ISpanParsable
A new feature of C# 11 allows abstract static members with interfaces. This makes it possible to define class methods to be used as a contract with a generic class implementation, e.g. using + and –...
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