2023-11-05 csharpdotnetdotnet-8 .NET 8 performance: 10x faster GetGenericTypeDefinition Benchmarking GetGenericTypeDefinition in .NET 8 vs .NET 7 shows nearly 10x faster performance. See benchmark code and results using BenchmarkDotNet.
2023-11-04 csharpdotnet How to take a screenshot in .NET core 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.
2023-11-02 csharpdotnetdotnet-8 C# How to update a readonly field using UnsafeAccessor Learn how to update a readonly field in C# using UnsafeAccessor, an alternative to reflection without the performance penalty. Available in .NET 8.
2023-11-01 csharpdotnetdotnet-8 .NET 8 Performance: UnsafeAccessor vs. Reflection Benchmarking UnsafeAccessor vs Reflection in .NET 8. See how UnsafeAccessor achieves zero-overhead performance compared to traditional reflection.
2023-10-31 dotnetdotnet-8 C# UnsafeAccessor: private members without reflection (.NET 8) Use the `[UnsafeAccessor]` attribute in .NET 8 to read private fields and call private methods at zero overhead — no reflection, fully AOT-compatible.
2023-10-29 csharpdotnetdotnet-8 C# – How to mark features as experimental 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.
2023-10-28 csharpdotnet C# – ref readonly parameters 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.
2023-10-26 csharpdotnetdotnet-8 C# – How to shuffle an array? 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.
2023-10-25 dotnetdotnet-8 System.Text.Json – How to modify existing type info resolver Use the new WithAddedModifier extension method in .NET 8 to easily modify any IJsonTypeInfoResolver serialization contract without creating a new resolver from scratch.
2023-10-24 dotnetdotnet-8 HttpClient get JSON as AsyncEnumerable The new GetFromJsonAsAsyncEnumerable extension method in .NET 8 deserializes HTTP response JSON into an IAsyncEnumerable. Learn how to use it with await foreach.