C# 1.0 Introduced with .NET Framework 1.0 in January 2022, C# 1.0 established the foundation of the language with basic object-oriented programming features, including classes, structs, interfaces, events, properties, and delegates. The language had the following goals: C# 2.0 Introcudec in 2005, this version brought significant enhancements such as generics for type-safe data structures, anonymous…
.NET 10 will be released in November 2025. .NET 10 is a Long Term Support (LTS) version, which will receive free support and patches for 3 years from the release date, up until November 2028. .NET 10 will be released together with C# 14. See what’s new in C# 14. There are several new features…
C# 14.0 will be released later this year, in November, at the same time as .NET 10. See here what’s new in the .NET 10 runtime, including performance benchmarks. There are several new features and improvements in C# 14: C# 14.0 is currently in preview:
With .NET 8 we are introduced to a new dictionary type which improves the performance of read operations. The catch: you are not allowed to make any changes to the keys and values once the collection is created. This type is particularly useful for collections that are populated on first use and then persisted for…
One of the first things people think about when developing for a new platform / using a new technology is monetization; and in my case the question is: how easy is it to integrate AdMob? For .NET MAUI the answer would be: “It depends” – it depends on luck & on the complexity of what…
This article will guide you through building your first .NET Aspire application. If you want an overview of .NET Aspire and what it brings to the table, check out our What is .NET Aspire article. Prerequisites There are a few things you need to have ready before you get started with .NET Aspire: If you…
.NET Aspire is a comprehensive, cloud-oriented framework designed for creating scalable, observable, and production-grade distributed applications. In this article we’ll look at the prerequisites of getting started with .NET Aspire. If you want an overview of .NET Aspire and what it brings to the table, check out our What is .NET Aspire article. There are…
.NET Aspire is a comprehensive, cloud-oriented framework designed for creating scalable, observable, and production-grade distributed applications. It was introduced in preview part of the .NET 8 release. The framework is provided through a set of NuGet packages, each addressing different aspects of cloud-native application development, which are typically structured as a network of microservices rather…
In C#, you can randomly slect items from a list using Random.GetItems, a method introduced in .NET 8. The method takes in two parameters: There are two important things to note about this method: With all this being said, let’s take a few examples. Let’s assume the following array of choices: For selecting 2 random…
Starting with .NET 8, it’s possible to directly generate a tar.gz container archive. This is particularly advantageous for more complex workflows where activities like scanning the images before pushing them are needed. After creating the archive, it can be transferred, scanned, or incorporated into your local Docker setup. For archiving during publication, integrate the ContainerArchiveOutputPath…
Whether you are developing a custom controls library or simply organizing your solution into multiple project, you will most likely end up in the situation where you want to register some view handlers and services from within a MAUI library. To start off, there’s no such thing as zero-configuration registration. MAUI uses a builder pattern…
The error you’re encountering is because in C#, sizeof can only be used with types that have a predefined size known at compile-time, and the Point structure is not one of those types unless you’re in an unsafe context. There are two ways you can resolve this. Use unsafe code This would allow the use…