Three useful C# programming tips for working with dictionaries, including case-insensitive keys and safe value retrieval methods.
A developer shares lesser-known Entity Framework features like AutoInclude and HasQueryFilter to improve code efficiency and avoid common pitfalls.
Explains C# overload resolution rules, focusing on implicit conversions and compile-time constant evaluation to determine the best method match.
A developer explains why they prefer xUnit over other .NET testing frameworks, focusing on its test isolation design.
Explains the performance and readability benefits of ordering LINQ queries as Where.Select instead of Select.Where in C#.
Explains why eliding the 'await' keyword in C# async methods results in missing stack trace information, with code examples.
A guide to implementing the Mediator design pattern in C# from scratch, inspired by the MediatR library.
A technical article explaining how to use StringBuilder in C# to efficiently replace values in a string, reducing memory overhead compared to string.Replace.
A tutorial on using .NET's IAsyncEnumerable<T> to create streaming APIs with ASP.NET Core and Blazor, inspired by ChatGPT's real-time UI updates.
Explains C# 12's new collection literals feature, a concise syntax for creating and merging collections and dictionaries.
A guide to running open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) like LLaMA locally on your CPU using C# and the LLamaSharp library.
Explains the internal workings of the .NET List<T> class, focusing on its dynamic array implementation, resizing behavior, and performance considerations.
Explains the differences and use cases for Span<T>, Memory<T>, and ReadOnlySequence<T> in C# for high-performance memory access.
Explains the new TimeProvider abstraction in .NET 8 for mocking and controlling time in tests, making time-dependent code easier to test.
Explains the new enhancement to the C# 12 `nameof` operator, allowing access to instance members from a static context.
Explains how .NET 6's TryGetNonEnumeratedCount method works to get an element count without enumeration, using internal interfaces like IIListProvider.
A guide to six practical C# extension methods for IEnumerable, including IsNullOrEmpty, Partition, Median, and Mode.
Explores practical uses of C# ValueTuple for swapping values, pattern matching, deconstruction, and implementing IEquatable to write cleaner code.
Explains Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for using ChatGPT with custom data, including a C# implementation sample.
Explains how to use ordered indexes in Entity Framework 7 for database query optimization, including performance benefits and implementation.
