How to install .NET Aspire (dotnet workload install aspire)
Install .NET Aspire via `dotnet workload install aspire`. Step-by-step setup of .NET 8, the Aspire workload, and Docker on Windows, macOS, Linux.
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What is .NET Aspire?
An overview of .NET Aspire, the cloud-oriented framework for building scalable distributed applications, covering orchestration, components, and tooling.
C# Randomly choose items from a list
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.
How to publish container as tar.gz in .NET
Learn how to publish a .NET 8 container as a tar.gz archive using the ContainerArchiveOutputPath property with dotnet publish.
MAUI: How to register handlers in a library
Learn how to register view handlers and services from within a .NET MAUI library using the builder pattern and MauiAppBuilder extension methods.
How to fix: ‘Point’ does not have a predefined size, therefore sizeof can only be used in an unsafe context
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.
C# Access private property backing field using Unsafe Accessor
Use UnsafeAccessorAttribute in .NET 8 to access auto-generated backing fields of private auto-properties in C# without reflection.
C# ZIP files to Stream
.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.
.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.
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.