Challenging the C# StringBuilder Performance
Some of the biggest performance problems in almost any .NET application boil down to string...
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Logging in C# .NET Modern-day Practices: The Complete Guide
Logging is a big part of software development for many years now. This guide is a bird’s eye view of modern solutions for logging in .NET space.
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Debug & Catch Exceptions in Visual Studio: The Complete Guide
One of the most important concepts in modern programming is Exceptions. They were introduced in the 60’s with LISP and eventually made their way to practically all modern programming languages. This article is an extensive guide to dealing with exceptions in Visual Studio.
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Pipeline Pattern in C# (part 2) with TPL Dataflow
In the First Part of the series, we talked about the Pipeline Pattern in programming, also known as the Pipes and Filters design pattern. In this part, we’ll see how to implement such a pipeline with TPL Dataflow.
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Pipeline Pattern Implementations in C# .NET – Part 1
The Pipeline pattern is a powerful tool in programming. The idea is to chain a group of functions in a way that the output of each function is the input the next one. The concept is pretty similar to an assembly line where each step manipulates and prepares the product for the next step.
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Find, Fix, and Avoid Performance Problems in C# .NET: 10 Best Practices
Don’t know about you, but I’m obsessed about performance. I’ve gathered a list of 10 best practices on dealing with performance problems, starting with when you need to deal with them at all.
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How to Debug LINQ queries in C#
LINQ is terrible to debug. We have no way of knowing what goes on inside that query. We can see the input, we can see the output, but that’s about it. What happens when something goes wrong? Do we just stare at the code, trying to get some kind of insight? There’s got to be a better way…
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Extension Methods Guidelines in C# .NET
Extension methods are awesome, right? They are probably most widely used in the LINQ feature. But when should we use them? And when shouldn’t we? Let’s talk guidelines.
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8 Techniques to Avoid GC Pressure and Improve Performance in C# .NET
Poor memory management can hurt performance in many ways. One such effect is called GC Pressure. This article will show 8 techniques to minimize GC pressure, and by doing so, improve performance.
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