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More C# 7 goodness - Span of T - Span

Wed, 23 May 2018 10:16:12 +0000

Introduction

With C# 7.2 we got a new type: Span. So, what is Span? Span is a new value type that enables us to work and manage any type that represents a contiguous chunk of memory.

C# 7.1 - New features

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 11:28:26 +0000

Introduction

In some of the previous posts we talked about new features in C# 7 and we talked about the usage of nameof expression in C#. In this post, we will talk about new features that came with C# 7.1.

C# 7 - reference returns & local references

Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:32:41 +0000

Introduction

In on of the last posts, we talked about some of the big features that came with C# 7. In this post, we will continue on that and we will talk about returning references from functions and storing references inside of local variables.

C# 7 - new features

Sat, 04 Nov 2017 08:52:54 +0000

Introduction

C# is a powerful object-oriented language that is very easy to pick-up. The syntax is so simple but there are so many powerful and great features in C#. Some of the amazing features are lambdas, LINQ, generics, interfaces, async/await. They are all powerful concepts and it is a delight to use them with C#. With .NET Core being open source and cross-platform and ability to build for so many platforms and devices it is good to know ins and outs of the language.

nameof expression is amazing! Say NO to magic strings!

Sun, 03 Sep 2017 18:09:36 +0000

The nameof expression

This is one of many goodies that came with C# 6.0. That was back in July 2015.

I have been using nameoffor quite a while now, but at the start, I wasn’t really aware of its full potential! Oh, what a sinner!