The next release of the Microsoft flaship programming language is fast approaching. In the upcoming free webinar on April 18, I am going deep into the new exciting features coming to C# 8:Nullable Reference TypesUsing DeclarationsSwitch ExpressionsProperty PatternsTuple PatternsPositional PatternsAsync StreamsStatic Local FunctionsIndexes and Ranges…The webinar will be recorded so no worries if you can’t make […]
Continue readingLearn how to use mocking in C# unit tests using the NSubstitute framework. Learn how to mock your dependencies and write isolate test units. Have you enjoyed this video? Subscribe now to the Productive C# YouTube channel and our newsletter to be the first to receive new videos and articles on C# and .NET.Transcript of the videoComing soon… Have […]
Continue readingI am happy to announce The Productive C# Podcast! This is a new channel where I am going to share my daily real-world experiences as an agile C# developer. In addition to the usual short and practical tips on C# and .NET, I will go beyond the technical skills and cover anything that is relevant in […]
Continue readingMeet C# 8 and learn the future of C# by watching the following videos from NDC London 2019.The State of C# – What Have I missed?The first video goes through the history of C# and describe the major features introduced in each version including some of the latest versions. I totally agree with the speaker […]
Continue readingLearn how to use Indexes in C# 8 and Visual Studio 2019. Have you enjoyed this video? Subscribe now to the Productive C# YouTube channel and our newsletter to be the first to receive new videos and articles on C# and .NET.Transcript of the videoHi, I am Andrea and welcome to Productive C#. In this video I want to […]
Continue readingC# is a modern and productive language that is evolving rapidly. This blog post contains links to the top articles and videos from 2018.Fundamentals and Tips 10 reasons why C# is alive and kicking in 2018. .NET Rocks – Essential C#. Dictionary: Definition, Examples, Best Practices, and Pitfalls. Nullable types arithmetic and null-coalescing operator precedence.Less-Common Keywords – A Guided […]
Continue readingRanges in C# 8 is a nice new feature that allows slicing collections using a very simple syntax. This quiz made of a single line of C# 8 can help you understand how Ranges in C# 8 work. What does this program print to the console? Why? Post your answer in the comments section below and share the […]
Continue readingMicrosoft Connect 2018 was an online event where Microsoft announced a lot of exciting news for .NET developers. This post includes what I consider the top 5 news for C# developers.1 – Open Sourcing of WPF, Windows Forms, and Windows UI XAML LibraryThis is big! This is the first step to great future improvements on the windows […]
Continue readingOne of the main issue we identified from yesterday exploratory session was an important memory leak problem. We are on a greenfield project and we already knew the possible cause of it 🙂 We implemented long-running operations as described in the Microsoft REST API guideline and we were aware that we didn’t implement a retention policy for our API. Put […]
Continue readingToday I took part in an exploratory testing session to validate a new product before an initial release. Exploratory testing is simple but extremely effective in finding issues in your software and avoid your customers to ever find them. Yes, automation is important but there is nothing that can survive from a massive effort from a […]
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