Tag: csharp

A summary of all new features in C# 14.0, including the field keyword, extension members, null-conditional assignment, implicit span conversions, and more.

The evolution of C# has transformed it into a modern, high-performance language. This guide tracks every major milestone. The Early Years (C# 1.0 – 1.2) C# launched in 2002 as a primary language for the .NET Framework. It felt like Java but with a focus on Windows development. Version 1.2 arrived shortly after with small…

In C#, you can randomly select items from a list using Random.GetItems, a method introduced in .NET 8. Learn how it works with practical examples.

Learn how to register view handlers and services from within a .NET MAUI library using the builder pattern and MauiAppBuilder extension methods.

Fix the C# error where sizeof cannot be used with Point outside an unsafe context. Two solutions: enabling unsafe code or using Marshal.SizeOf instead.

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.