C# Tips and Traps

By Jason Roberts
Sometimes it's hard to know what you don't know. Short-circuit your learning of C# and level-up your code with this collection of C# and .NET features.
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(43)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Dec 13, 2019
Duration
4h 7m
Table of contents
Course Overview
Course Overview 1m
String, Character, and Formatting Tips
Introduction 2m Formatting and Aligning Values into Columns 3m Conditional Formatting for Positive, Negative, and Zero Numbers 3m Simplifying String Empty and Null Checking Code 4m Building Strings with the StringBuilder Class 4m Creating and Using Custom Numeric Format Providers 4m String Formatting and String Interpolation 4m Testing Char Unicode Validity 3m Summary 1m
Tips for Working with Numbers and Dates
Parsing DateTimes with the DateTimeStyles Enumeration 4m Introduction 1m Preventing Ambiguous DateTime Parsing and Mis-parsing 3m Creating Random Numbers 7m Summary 1m Creating Cryptographically Secure Random Numbers 2m Parsing Strings into Numbers with the NumberStyles Enumeration 6m Representing Arbitrarily Large Integer Values 3m Generating Sequences of Integer Values 3m
Data Types and Object Tips
Improving Struct Equality Performance 3m Using Tuples to Reduce the Amount of Code 4m Summary 1m Introduction 1m Creating and Using Combinable Enums 9m Forcing Reference Equality Comparisons 3m
Tips for Working with Files, Paths, and URIs
Summary 1m Working with URIs 8m Compressing and Decompressing In-memory Streams 4m Introduction 1m Other Useful Path Methods 5m Simplifying Path Creation Code 4m Working with Zip Files 6m
Organizing and Structuring Classes and Code
Simplifying Code with Local Functions 2m Introduction 1m Using Indexers in Your Own Classes 3m Using Keywords for Variable Names and Parameters 1m Creating Methods That Take an Arbitrary Number of Arguments 4m The Danger of Virtual Method Calls from Constructors 3m Simplifying Constructor Overloads 3m Creating Type Namespace Aliases 2m Exiting Loops Early 1m Summary 1m Partial Classes and Partial Methods 4m
Compilation Tips
Conditionally Calling a Method Based on Compilation Symbols 2m Marking Code as Obsolete 2m Unit Testing Internal Methods 2m Conditionally Compiling Code for Different Platforms 5m Binary Compatibility and Optional Parameters 2m Introduction 1m An Overview of C# Preprocessor Directives 2m Defining Custom C# Compilation Symbols 3m Implementing Conditional Compilation with Preprocessor Directives 4m Emitting Custom C# Compiler Warnings and Errors 3m Summary 1m
Tips for Casting and Conversions
Converting Binary Data to ASCII with Base64 Encoding 6m Converting Base Types to Binary with BitConverter 5m As or Cast? 1m Runtime Conversions with Convert.ChangeType 5m Converting Characters to Numeric Values 2m Summary 1m Introduction 1m
Runtime Execution Tips
Summary 1m Creating Delays with Tasks 2m Capturing Process Output and Errors 3m Getting Environment Information in C# 3m Launching Arbitrary Programs and Processes 4m Exception Caching with Lazy<T> 2m Changing the Current Thread's Culture at Runtime 2m Introduction 1m Consequences of Exceptions in Static Constructors 3m Deferring Creation of Resource-intensive Objects until First Use 6m
Bonus Tips
Non Short-circuiting Logical Operators in C# 5m Performing Set-based Operations on IEnumerable Sequences 4m Merging IEnumerable Sequences Together 7m The Caller Information Attributes 6m The Null-coalescing and Null-conditional C# Operators 5m Introduction 1m Summary and Further Learning 2m Preserving Your Stack Trace When Rethrowing Exceptions 4m
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Course info
Rating
(43)
Level
Intermediate
Updated
Dec 13, 2019
Duration
4h 7m
Description

There are so many features of C# and .NET that are underutilized or unknown that can make solving problems easier. In this course, C# Tips and Traps, you will gain the ability to more easily implement C# solutions. First, you will learn string, number, date, and object tips. Next, you will discover tips related to file paths and URIs, in addition to tips related to structuring and compiling classes and code. Finally, you will explore how to cast and convert types, and also how to get and control information about the runtime environment. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of C# needed to develop effective C# applications with less code.

About the author
Jason Roberts
About the author

With over 15 years experience, Jason Roberts is a Microsoft .NET MVP, freelance developer, and author.

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Section Introduction Transcripts
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Course Overview
Hi everyone. My name is Jason Roberts, and welcome to my course, C# Tips and Traps. I'm a freelance developer and author. Whether you're still learning C# or you already have some experience, it's often hard to know what you don't know. This course is designed to short circuit your C# learning. It provides a whole host of useful information about the sometimes underused or unknown features of both C# and .NET. Some of the major topics that we'll cover include string, character, and formatting tips, tips for working with files, paths, and URIs, tips on organizing and structuring classes and code, code compilation tips, and tips on casting and converting. By the end of this course, you will have filled in the gaps in your C# knowledge and learned a whole host of useful C# tips. Before beginning the course, you should be familiar with the basics of C# programming. I hope you'll join me on this journey to learn C# with the C# Tips and Traps course, at Pluralsight.

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