Optional and named parameters were added to the C# language for COM and Office interoperability, but these features are actually useful in a variety of ways. This month I'm going to explore two ...

When working in applications you might often find that the source code has become so complex that it is difficult to understand and maintain. Fluent interfaces and method chaining are two concepts ...

Peter follows up on advice for joining collections with LINQ and getting all of the results, but this time, he uses the method-based syntax. A little while back, I did a column on how to join two ...

Refrain from calling the GC.Collect method explicitly to reclaim the memory occupied by the objects in your application unless there is a specific reason do so The GC.Collect() method has for long ...

Several classes in the .NET Framework Base Class Library (BCL) provide both synchronous and asynchronous method signatures. Because a synchronous method call can create a delay in program flow, an ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Ludovic Henry explains how RISC-V's open ...