Tag: C# new features

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

by Dirk Strauss - 016166
Target C# 8.0 in .NET Applications

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

by Dirk Strauss - 111636
C# 8.0 Using Declarations

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