Michael's Coding Spot
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#.
How to Create, Use, and Debug .NET application Crash Dumps in 2019
In this article, we’ll see what exactly are dump files, why they are so helpful and how to use them correctly. You will see all the ways to create Dump files, to properly match them with symbols and source files and finally how to debug them to solve the problem.
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.
How to debug .NET Deadlocks (C# Deadlocks in Depth – Part 3)
Welcome to the 3rd and final part of the Deadlocks-in-Depth series. In this part, I’ll show you 2 additional techniques to debug deadlocks: Working with Tracepoints and using the notorious WinDbg to automatically detect deadlocks.
11 Tips to become an Efficient, High-Performance Software Developer
In software, one developer can make a big difference. This is why hiring great engineers is so hard, and why programmer salaries are sky-rocketing. A high-performance software developer is an incredible asset in a team. A company is willing to pay them top dollar, and the competition to hire them is fierce.
C# Deadlocks in Depth – Part 2
We’ll see two more deadlock types: The notorious UI-Message-Queue Deadlock and the Sync-Context Deadlock (both names coined by me just now). In addition, I’ll show you a new debugging technique for deadlocks and multi-threaded scenarios.
C# Deadlocks in Depth – Part 1
For me, multi-threading programming is one of the most fun things I do as a developer. It’s fun because it’s hard and challenging. And I get a particular sense satisfaction when solving deadlocks. So today I’m writing on one of my favorite subjects.
11 things I wish I could tell myself as a Junior Software Developer
We’ve all been Junior developers at some point. Do you remember that long ago? I sure do. I remember the excitement when I could make something work. I remember the fear when faced with a task I had no idea how to even start.
Find, Fix, and Avoid Memory Leaks in C# .NET: 8 Best Practices
Finding, Fixing and learning to Avoid Memory Leaks is an important skill. I’ll list 8 best practice techniques used by me and senior .NET developers that advised me for this article.
5 Techniques to avoid Memory Leaks by Events in C# .NET you should know
Event registrations in C# (and .NET in general) are the most common cause of memory leaks. At least from my experience. In fact, I saw so much memory leaks from events that seeing += in code immediately makes me suspicious.