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How do you sort a dictionary by value?

I often have to sort a dictionary (consisting of keys & values) by value. For example, I have a hash of words and ...

April 18, 2022
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When to use .First and when to use .FirstOrDefault with LINQ?

I’ve searched around and haven’t really found a clear answer as to when you’d want to use .First and when you’d want to ...

April 18, 2022
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What are differences between AssemblyVersion, AssemblyFileVersion and AssemblyInformationalVersion?

There are three assembly version attributes. What are differences? Is it ok if I use AssemblyVersion and ignore the rest? MSDN says: AssemblyVersion: ...

April 18, 2022
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Easiest way to split a string on newlines in .NET?

I need to split a string into newlines in .NET and the only way I know of to split strings is with the ...

April 18, 2022
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Reading settings from app.config or web.config in .NET

I’m working on a C# class library that needs to be able to read settings from the web.config or app.config file (depending on ...

April 18, 2022
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Sending email in .NET through Gmail

Instead of relying on my host to send an email, I was thinking of sending the email messages using my Gmail account. The ...

April 17, 2022
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Is there a way to check if a file is in use?

I’m writing a program in C# that needs to repeatedly access 1 image file. Most of the time it works, but if my ...

April 17, 2022
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DateTime vs DateTimeOffset

What is the difference between a DateTime and a DateTimeOffset and when should one be used? Currently, we have a standard way of ...

April 17, 2022
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Best way to repeat a character in C#

What is the best way to generate a string of \t‘s in C# I am learning C# and experimenting with different ways of ...

April 17, 2022
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How do I force my .NET application to run as administrator?

Once my program is installed on a client machine, how do I force my program to run as an administrator on Windows 7? ...

April 17, 2022
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