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C# 8.0 – What C# version does my App use?

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by Dirk Strauss - February 5, 2020February 2, 2020 01247

So you have created a new application in Visual Studio 2019. You might be surprised to learn that your application isn't using C# 8.0 by default. Not unless you are targeting .NET Core 3.x or .NET Standard 2.x. Looking for Something Else? Try These Links Instead: Enabling C# 8 in Visual Studio

C# 8.0 Using Declarations

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by Dirk Strauss - February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 01385

If you have been writing C# for any length of time, you will know that it has always had a level of nesting. The use of using statements in C# don't make this any better. Now, with the release of C# 8.0, new C# features have been introduced that make

Enabling C# 8 in Visual Studio 2019

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by Dirk Strauss - February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 05424

We can probably all agree that C# 8.0 is a version of the language packed with many new features. The problem is that some developers think that you can only use C# 8 if you are using .NET Core 3 or .NET Standard 2.1. That's not entirely true. Enabling C#

Visual Studio IntelliCode – AI For your Code

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by Dirk Strauss - June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 332698

Visual Studio IntelliCode allows you to add the power of artificial intelligence to your code. Enabling IntelliCode is super easy, and I'm going to show you exactly how to do this. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE? TRY THESE LINKS INSTEAD: Extension Methods Are Easy with C# Struggling With Imposter Syndrome? How To

Extension Methods Are Easy with C#

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by Dirk Strauss - May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 34468

I have said this many times before, I love using extension methods. They are probably the easiest methods to write and can power up your code like never before. If you what to find out more, read on. LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE? TRY THESE LINKS INSTEAD: C# 7 and .NET Core

South African Cities And Provinces – A Complete List

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by Dirk Strauss - December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 5137245

South African Cities - Are you looking for a complete list of South African Cities along with their provinces? Well, good luck with that. I spent the most part of my Saturday searching for a comprehensive list (which I didn't find). Looking for something else? Try these links instead: Query Stack

Asynchronous Programming Succinctly Published

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by Dirk Strauss - September 15, 2017December 26, 2018 13736

Asynchronous Programming Succinctly Unresponsive or sluggish applications can give the impression of a broken or low-quality app. Using asynchronous programming methods, apps can be made to function well even when performing other tasks. I was fortunate enough to work with Syncfusion to publish Asynchronous Programming Succinctly. I show devs how to

Operation Not Legal in the Current State – Debugging ASP.NET Core

by Dirk Strauss - September 1, 2017November 15, 2018 34056

Operation Not Legal in the Current State - The other evening I was playing around with an ASP.NET Core application. When I started debugging it, I immediately saw an error message pop up that said Unable to start program '[http]://localhost:59676/'. An operation is not legal in the current state. It was a bit

Visual Studio 2017 Installer Projects

by Dirk Strauss - August 30, 2017December 26, 2018 48529

Visual Studio Installer Projects - The one thing that frustrates me a bit (other than iTunes) is how often the Visual Studio installer projects change from version to version. As of this writing there is no project template for Visual Studio 2017. Visual Studio Installer Projects Incompatible I was working on a project

EncryptValidate Code Encryption – My First NuGet Package

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by Dirk Strauss - August 13, 2017November 22, 2018 52887

EncryptValidate Code Encryption - NuGet is something that I'm sure all of you have used before. I decided to package and publish my own NuGet package. It's nothing fancy, it's just a simple encryption dll that will encrypt data. It also validates encrypted data. Among the other methods, it decrypts data