Danger Zone: The dark side of C# 7 ref return
C# 7.0 introduced the new feature of ref return and ref locals. I have to say, I wasn't sure about the actual usefulness of the feature, but with the recent additions of reference semantics…
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ILSpy plugin to decompile an assembly with Reflection.Emit API calls
Occasionally I do stuff that's just for fun and has little industrial significance (it's sad how often those two factors seem to correlate...). One of my hobbies involves diving deep into the .NET framework and…
Iterating through dictionaries the better way
Using the right collection type at the right place is a challenging task. In my experience, most people just use List<T or Dictionary<TKey,TValue> most of the time, without thinking…
Adding bytes in C#
What happens if you run this little piece of code? More specifically, what's the type of the variable 'x'? byte b1=1; byte b2=1; var x=b1+b2; Console.WriteLine(x.GetType()); Well, if…
Extending Linq2Objects GroupBy
GroupBy() is one of the most versatile and underrated Linq standard query operator there is. You probably know the "base" version, which takes in a single parameter in the form of an expression…