Tag: csharp

Use UnsafeAccessorAttribute in .NET 8 to access auto-generated backing fields of private auto-properties in C# without reflection.

.NET 8 includes new CreateFromDirectory and ExtractToDirectory overloads that let you create and extract ZIP files directly to and from a Stream, without writing to disk.

Benchmarking GetGenericTypeDefinition in .NET 8 vs .NET 7 shows nearly 10x faster performance. See benchmark code and results using BenchmarkDotNet.

Learn how to capture a screenshot of your entire desktop from a .NET console application using System.Windows.Forms. Windows-only solution covering all displays.

Learn how to update a readonly field in C# using UnsafeAccessor, an alternative to reflection without the performance penalty. Available in .NET 8.

Benchmarking UnsafeAccessor vs Reflection in .NET 8. See how UnsafeAccessor achieves zero-overhead performance compared to traditional reflection.

Starting with C# 12, a new ExperimentalAttribute lets you mark types, methods, properties, or assemblies as experimental. Learn how to use it with diagnosticId, pragma tags, and UrlFormat.

The ref readonly modifier in C# provides a more transparent way of passing read-only references. Learn how it improves on the in modifier with better constraints and caller visibility.

The easiest way to shuffle an array in C# is using Random.Shuffle, introduced in .NET 8. It works in-place on both arrays and spans.

Learn what causes a NullReferenceException in C#, how to debug it, and how to prevent it using null checks, the null-conditional operator, and nullable reference types.