Tag: csharp

C# strings sent through Dapper default to nvarchar(4000), forcing SQL Server into implicit conversions and full index scans. Here's how to fix it with DbType.AnsiString.

.NET 11 Preview 1 ships ZstandardStream, ZstandardEncoder, and ZstandardDecoder in System.IO.Compression, giving you fast, inbox zstd support with no third-party packages.

The dotnet ef database update command now accepts --add to scaffold and apply a migration in a single step. Here is how it works, why it matters for containers and .NET Aspire, and what to watch for.

EF Core 11 Preview 2 supports SQL Server 2025 VECTOR_SEARCH() and DiskANN vector indexes directly from LINQ. Here is how to set up the index, run approximate queries, and what changes from the EF Core 10 VectorDistance approach.

JetBrains shipped ReSharper as a VS Code extension with full C# analysis, refactoring, and unit testing. It works in Cursor and Google Antigravity too, and costs nothing for OSS and learning.

C# 15 introduces the union keyword for type unions with exhaustive pattern matching and implicit conversions. Available now in .NET 11 Preview 2.

Microsoft Agent Framework hits 1.0 with stable APIs, multi-provider connectors, multi-agent orchestration, and A2A/MCP interop. Here is what it looks like in practice on .NET 10.

Runtime Async in .NET 11 moves async/await handling from compiler-generated state machines into the runtime itself, producing readable stack traces, correct breakpoints, and fewer heap allocations.

C# 14 introduces extension members, allowing you to add extension properties, operators, and static members to existing types using the new extension keyword.

A community discussion proposed using C# 14 interceptors to rewrite JsonSerializer calls so they automatically use a generated JsonSerializerContext, keeping AOT-friendly source generation with cleaner call sites.