What are major differences between C# and Java?
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A definitive guide to API-breaking changes in .NET
I would like to gather as much information as possible regarding API versioning in .NET/CLR, and specifically how API changes do or do … Read more
Performance surprise with “as” and nullable types
I’m just revising chapter 4 of C# in Depth which deals with nullable types, and I’m adding a section about using the “as” … Read more
Casting vs using the ‘as’ keyword in the CLR
When programming interfaces, I’ve found I’m doing a lot of casting or object type conversion. Is there a difference between these two methods … Read more
In C#, why is String a reference type that behaves like a value type?
A String is a reference type even though it has most of the characteristics of a value type such as being immutable and … Read more
Resolving MSB3247 – Found conflicts between different versions of the same dependent assembly
A .NET 3.5 solution ended up with this warning when compiling with msbuild. Sometimes NDepend might help out but in this case it … Read more
Try-catch speeding up my code?
I wrote some code for testing the impact of try-catch, but seeing some surprising results. static void Main(string[] args) { Thread.CurrentThread.Priority = ThreadPriority.Highest; … Read more