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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Cache Implementations in C# .NET
One of the most commonly used patterns in software development is Caching. It’s a simple, yet extremely effective concept. The idea is reuse of results. When performing a heavy operation, we will save the result in said cache
Performance Showdown of Producer/Consumer (Job Queues) Implementations in C# .NET
I recently wrote 3 blog posts on different Producer/Consumer (Job Queues) implementations. In this article, we will compare performance of all the approaches, including…
C# Job Queues (part 3) with TPL Dataflow and Failure Handling
In this article, we’ll see how to implement Job Queues with TPL Dataflow, including implementations of several of the said variations. We will dive into the Dataflow mindset along the way, figuring out this awesome library.
C# Job Queues (part 2) with Reactive Extensions and Channels
In the last article we talked about what are Job Queues in C#. We saw several great implementation using BlockingCollection and the thread-pool. In part 2, we’ll see a couple of great ones including…
C# Job Queue Implementations in Depth – Part 1
One of the most powerful tools in programming is the Job Queue. It’s a simple concept that stands in the core of many software solutions. It’s also a pretty interesting programming challenge, especially in a versatile language like C#.
When to use C# LINQ with Query Syntax over Method Syntax
In LINQ, there are 2 syntax flavors: query-syntax and method-syntax. While Method-Syntax is more popular, it isn’t always better. There are several cases where query syntax is better, and this is what this article is all about. By better, I mean it makes more readable code.
C# Features: Innovations or Imitations? – Part 3
Initially, C# was born as a strictly typed object-oriented language. It was influenced somewhat by Java and Delphi and was even called a Java imitation by…
C# Features: Innovations or Imitations? – Part 2
In part 1, we saw how C# has evolved from its inception in 2000 to the C# 3.0 release in 2008. C# did not introduce a revolutionary syntax or even revolutionary features. Instead, C# imitated most of its features from C++, Java, Scala, and several other languages. As is the Microsoft way, C# imitated many things but …
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C# Features: Innovations or Imitations? – Part 1
Around the year 2000, Microsoft developed the C# language (led by Anders Hejlsberg). This language, along with the .NET framework had a significant strategic purpose. Microsoft would create a better language tied to Windows, driving customers to the Windows ecosystem and Microsoft products. Perhaps this was part of the notorious Embrace, extend, and extinguish Microsoft strategy …
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