Microsoft .NET Source Generators

Source Generators were introduced in .NET 5 and provide a powerful way to not only generate code but also improve performance. This post will show, by example, how to use the source generators in Microsoft .NET.

Code Quality: Formatting Classes in Microsoft .NET to Make Them Easy to Read and Modify

For the future of the project, it's important that class files are laid out in a way that they are easy to read and modify and do consistently. We do this to avoid “spaghetti code” that does not give developers a good feeling about the stability of the project. In this article, I will show exactly how I format code classes. In this article, I will show exactly how I format code classes by example.

Coding Faster with dotNetTips.com Spargine 6: February 2023 Release

I am pleased to announce the new release (v2023.6.2.1) of Spargine on February 3rd, 2023, my open-source projects, and NuGet packages for .NET 6 & 7. I have added new classes, methods, benchmarks, and unit tests!

Public Service Announcement: PMs and Managers Must Ensure Memory Issues are Not Introduced in Microsoft .NET Projects!

I have been writing about this in books and articles since the beginning of Microsoft .NET over 20 years ago. This first PSA is geared toward Project Managers and Development Managers as a warning, so their projects don't suffer from preventable issues like this that I see at every company I work for.

Rock Your Code: Code & App Performance for Microsoft.NET – 3rd Edition

I am announcing the 3rd edition of my book titled Rock Your Code: Code & App Performance for Microsoft .NET, now available on Amazon. I worked on this book for a big chunk of 2022 so I hope that you and your team will find it useful.

Rock Your Code: Code & App Performance for Microsoft.NET

Today I am announcing the brand new edition of my book titled Rock Your Code: Code & App Performance for Microsoft .NET, now available on Amazon. How fast your code executes is very important for your users and back-end server processes. This is even more important for the future as more and more users, use …

dotNetDave Rocks the Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group

The For Those About to Code: Worldwide Tour 2022 will be at the Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group on December 22th for the first time! I will be presenting the session below (virtually).

Coding Faster with dotNetTips.com Spargine 6: November 2022 Release

I am pleased to announce the new release (v2022.6.11.14) of Spargine on November 14th, 2022, my open-source projects, and NuGet packages for .NET 6 & 7. I have added new classes, methods, benchmarks, and unit tests! I use these in all the projects I work on, including many in production!

dotNetDave Rocks the Granite State Code Camp

The For Those About to Code: Worldwide Tour 2022 will be at the Granite State Code Camp on November 12th for the second time!

dotNetDave Rocks the C# Corner Conference 2022

The For Those About to Code: Worldwide Tour 2022 will land in Delhi, India on October 14th - 15th at the C# Corner Conference 2022!