1. Upgrading Your C# Programming Skills to Be a More Effective Developer
Mark Michaelis Lucian Wischik
Chief Computer Nerd Senior Program Manager
IntelliTechture Microsoft
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2. About Us Mark Michaelis Lucian Wischik IntelliTechture Microsoft
Chief Computer Nerd, Senior Program Manager on Author & Trainer Languages Team

3. Agenda
C# 1.0
C# 2.0
C# 3.0
C# 4.0

5. Auto-implemented Properties A Simplified Syntax
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Auto-implemented Properties A Simplified Syntax
Reduce code clutter
Use everywhere for properties that are
Not Calculated
Don’t require interception (like validation)
Call to Action
Use everywhere a simple property with backing field is used
C# 2.0
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6. Optional and Named Parameters
Reduce the need for overloading
Makes Office COM interoperability much easier
Call to Action
Available in place of overloading
C# 4.0
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7. From object … to <T>
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From object … to <T>
Replaces runtime errors with compile time errors
Reduces need for boxing especially with collections
Intellisense returns
Call to Action
object is suspicious (indicates code smell)
Rely on implied type parameters unless overloaded with non-generic type that uses object
Favor generic collections (like List<T>) over arrays
C# 2.0
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8. Collection Initializers
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Collection Initializers
Enable array like initialization with generic types
Type must support an Add<T>(T item) method
Call to Action
Favor in place of arrays
C# 3.0
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9. Nullable<T> / int?
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Nullable<T> / int?
Allow for values types to store null
Implicitly cast value type to nullable type
Explicitly cast nullable type to value type
Supports coalesce operator (??)
Call to Action
Use whenever a value type needs to store null
C# 2.0
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10. Generic Constraints C# 2.0 Avoid runtime cast exceptions
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Generic Constraints
Avoid runtime cast exceptions
May be combined with as logical AND constraints
Support class (reference type) and struct (value type)
Call to Action
Use to in place of explicit cast operations
C# 2.0
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yield return
Simplifies collection (IEnumerable<T>) implementation
Used infrequently but invaluable when used
Call to Action
Consider yield return for custom IEnumerable<T> implementation or IEnumerable<T> return parameter.
C# 2.0
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12. Extension Methods C# 3.0 Extend types you don’t control
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Extension Methods
Extend types you don’t control
Used infrequently but invaluable when used
Call to Action
Use gingerly
Restrict to interfaces that you don’t control or can’t be changed
C# 3.0
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13. Generic Delegates C# 2.0/3.0 Reduces the need to declare delegates
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Generic Delegates
Reduces the need to declare delegates
Call to Action
Favor EventHandler<T>, Action<T, …>, Func<T, …>
Only declare delegates to clarify type parameters
C# 2.0/3.0
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14. Lambda Expressions C# 3.0 Replace explicit method declaration
Useful when delegate parameter varies frequently
Enables “passing” local variables without parameters or class members
Available in both expression and statement forms
Call to Action
Embrace lambda expressions/statements
Favor lambdas over anonymous methods from C# 2.0
C# 3.0
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15. LINQ C# 3.0 Transforms collection API
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LINQ
Transforms collection API
Available via standard query operators or query expressions
Enables object relational mapping
Fully strongly typed
Call to Action
Embrace LINQ
Avoid uninttended deferred execution
C# 3.0
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16. Implicitly Typed Local Variables
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Implicitly Typed Local Variables
Required for anonymous types
Equivalent to using the explicit types when available
Must be assigned at declaration time
Call to Action
Only use when required or when the data type is obvious
Avoid when data type is complex (unless using anonymous types)
C# 3.0
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Chief Computer Nerd, Senior Program Manager on Author & Trainer Languages Team

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