Upgrading an ASP.NET Core Web API Project to .NET 6

Upgrading an ASP.NET Core 5 application to .NET 6, all what needs to be done is to change the project file for .NET 6, and update the NuGet packages to the new versions, and you’re done and can build and run the application. However, to take advantage of new features, and reduce the number of source code lines, some things can be changed – as shown in this article. Continue reading Upgrading an ASP.NET Core Web API Project to .NET 6

.NET Core, CSharp

C# Nullable Features thru the times

Exceptions of type NullReferenceException are the most common errors with .NET applications. With C# 8, nullable reference types have been introduced to get rid of these exceptions. The new .NET 6 and C# 10 project templates turn on nullable reference types. Over the times, many features in regard to nullability have been added to C#! This article shows many of these features. Continue reading C# Nullable Features thru the times

CSharp, Professional C#

C# 8 Updates

Bonus chapter for Professional C# 7 and .NET Core 2 with updates for C# 8: nullable reference types, using declaration, readonly members, default interface members, async streams, switch expressions, pattern matching enhancements, indices and ranges, and more! Continue reading C# 8 Updates

CSharp

How Hello World! changed – top level statements and functions (C# 9)

C# 9 comes with many new features to enhance productivity and fix bugs. One productivity enhancement comes for small and simple programs also helps learning C#: top level statements. This also allows for a new way to create a “Hello World” program with C#. It’s not the first time that a new C# language feature made a change for “Hello World”. This also happened with C# 6. Let’s come on a tour how “Hello World” changed during the C# years, and what’s going on with top level statements and functions. Continue reading How Hello World! changed – top level statements and functions (C# 9)

.NET Core, ASP.NET Core, CSharp

Async Streaming with ASP.NET Core SignalR and C# 8

ASP.NET Core SignalR version 2.1 offers streaming from the server to the client. Using ASP.NET Core 3.0, streams can also … Continue reading Async Streaming with ASP.NET Core SignalR and C# 8

CSharp

Alignment with C# 8 Switch Expressions

Recently I’ve written two blog articles about the new C# 8 switch expression. I’ve changed my last blog article to … Continue reading Alignment with C# 8 Switch Expressions

.NET Core, CSharp, UWP

Changing State with the Switch Expression (C# 8)

A previous blog article on moving from the switch statement to the C# 8 switch expression led to some comments … Continue reading Changing State with the Switch Expression (C# 8)

.NET Core, CSharp

Moving from the switch statement to switch expressions (C# 8)

Switch expressions and enhanced pattern matching are great new concepts working together with C# 8. I’ve already written some blog … Continue reading Moving from the switch statement to switch expressions (C# 8)

.NET Core, Blazor, Conference, CSharp, WPF, XAML

.NET Core at the Thrive Conference in Slovenia

This time the Thrive Conference in Slovenia celebrates 10 years! This time the conference is located in Postojna, at a … Continue reading .NET Core at the Thrive Conference in Slovenia

Classic, CSharp

Explicit Interface Implementation with C#

With C#, interfaces can be implemented implicitly or explicitly. With implicit interface implementations, the members of the interface are public … Continue reading Explicit Interface Implementation with C#