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Accelerate API Development in Visual Studio with .http/.rest Files!

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:April 23, 2023
Post category:Programming
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Accelerate API Development in Visual Studio with the use of .http/.rest files and see the results directly inside Visual Studio.

Rainbow Braces for Visual Studio: A Comprehensive Guide

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:January 8, 2023
Post category:Programming
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Rainbow Braces for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code make it easier for developers to figure out which brackets match each other.

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Code Optimization using Span : An Introduction

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:December 4, 2022
Post category:Programming
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In this article, we will look at a specific feature called Span and what it can do to improve the performance of your code.

Required Properties in C# 11

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:November 27, 2022
Post category:Programming
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Required properties in C# tells the compiler that these properties must be set. I do not have to set this value in my class.

Static Abstract Interface Members in C#11

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:November 20, 2022
Post category:Programming
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Static Abstract Interface Members have been made generally available in .NET 7 with C#11. Let us have a look how we can use them in code.

Rate Limiting in .NET 7

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:November 13, 2022
Post category:ASP.NET Core Programming Visual Studio 2022
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With the release of .NET 7, your applications will see an increase in performance and new features for C# 11, F# 7, .NET MAUI, ASP.NET Core/Blazor, Web APIs, WinForms, WPF and more. Download .NET 7 for Windows, macOS, and Linux. A nice feature that has been added is rate limiting.…

Installing Visual Studio Code on Linux

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:April 22, 2021
Post category:Programming Technology
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Installing Visual Studio Code on Linux is quick and really easy. If you are a Linux user, then this article might be old news to you. If, however, you are a developer that usually works on Windows but likes to play around a bit with Linux, then stick around. Perhaps…

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

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:February 5, 2020
Post category:Programming
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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.

C# 8.0 Using Declarations

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:February 3, 2020
Post category:Programming
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With the release of C# 8.0, new C# features have been introduced that make developers lives much easier. C# 8.0 using declarations is just one of those new features.

Enabling C# 8 in Visual Studio 2019

Post author:Dirk Strauss
Post published:February 1, 2020
Post category:Programming
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Enabling C# 8 in any Visual Studio 2019 project is easier than you think. It's requires a simple csproj file edit. Let me show you how.