February 2021
C# 9.0: Pattern Matching in Switch Expressions
In the previous blog posts about C# 9.0 you learned about different features: Top-level statementsInit-only propertiesRecordsTarget-typed new expressionsImproved Pattern Matching In... read more
C# 9.0: Improved Pattern Matching
In the previous blog posts about C# 9.0 you learned about different features: Top-level statementsInit-only propertiesRecordsTarget-typed new expressions In this blog... read more
Configure Naming Styles and Rules in Visual Studio and also at the solution/project level with an .editorconfig file
When it comes to naming fields in classes, there are three types of .NET developers (The truth is there... read more
What is Actually the Universal Windows Platform and what is WinUI, MSIX, and Project Reunion?
This morning I got a wonderful message from a very smart and great person who watched my latest Pluralsight... read more
September 2020
C# 9.0: Target-typed New Expressions – Make Your Initialization Code Less Verbose
In the previous blog posts you learned about different C# 9.0 features: Top-level statementsInit-only propertiesRecords In this blog post, let's look... read more
C# 9.0: Records – Work With Immutable Data Classes
In the previous blog posts you learned about different C# 9.0 features: Top-level statementsInit-only properties In this blog post, let's look... read more
August 2020
C# 9.0: Init-only Properties – Create Immutable Properties Without Constructor Boilerplate
In the previous blog post you learned about C# 9.0 top-level statements. In this blog post you learn about... read more
C# 9.0: Top-level Statements. Or Should I Say: Hey, Where’s the Main Method?
C# 9.0 introduces many new language features, and with this blog post I start a little series to look... read more
April 2020
Pluralsight Courses for .NET Windows Developers
On Pluralsight you can watch 7000+ expert-led video courses. Pluralsight is FREE to individuals for the entire month of... read more
March 2020
.NET 5: Merging .NET Core and .NET Standard with New Target Framework Monikers (TFMs)
Wait, before we begin, what is a Target Framework Monitor... ahem, sorry, Moniker, not Monitor, I mean, what is... read more
C#: Why You Should Prefer the is Keyword Over the == Operator
In the previous blog post you learned about different ways to do a null check. The traditional way is... read more
C#: Different ways to Check for Null
What is the classic way to check if for example a parameter value is null? If you've developed with... read more
C#: The Order of Interfaces Is Important for Casting Performance
Recently there was a discussion in a Pull Request for the .NET runtime on GitHub. In the discussion it... read more
February 2020
TypeScript: ECMAScript Private Fields for Hard Privacy in Classes
This month on February 20th, Microsoft announced the final release of TypeScript 3.8. It has a bunch of new... read more
Calling WinUI from Blazor App Hosted in WebView2
In the previous blog post you learned how you can use JavaScript Interop to call from your WinUI application... read more
Hosting a Blazor App in WinUI 3 with WebView2 and call a Blazor Component Method from WinUI
WinUI 3.0 is Microsoft's upcoming UI framework to build modern, native Windows applications. WinUI is developed open source on... read more
Initializing Web Components in Blazor via JS Interop
This blog post shows how to use a simple JavaScript web component in a Blazor app. The web component... read more
April 2019
Calling Windows 10 APIs From Your WPF Application
Did you know that you can call Windows 10 WinRT APIs from your WPF and WinForms apps? In this... read more
.NET Core 3: Use UWP Controls in WPF with XAML Islands
In this blog post, you will learn how to use XAML Islands to host the UWP MapControl in a... read more
The Git Stash Functionality in Visual Studio 2019
If you have looked already at the Changes page of Team Explorer in Visual Studio 2019, you might have... read more
Why You Should Prefer a Single Line for C# Properties
When you write simple properties in C#, like auto properties or readonly properties that have an expression body, always... read more
Using Git in Visual Studio has never been easier than in Visual Studio 2019
Visual Studio 2019 has many fantastic new features. Some of these features like the new start window make the... read more
March 2019
You Don’t Have to Start as a Kid to Become a Professional Software Developer
Quite often professional software developers ( professional = those earning their living with a job where they write code) say... read more
Thanks Dad!
You might have noticed that it was very quiet on this blog during the last months, nearly for a... read more
May 2018
Building LOB Applications with UWP: How Microsoft ROCKED IT at Build
My daily work is building LOB applications for enterprises and creating Azure-based backends. Since 2006 (more…) read more