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Introducing Nullable Reference Types in C#
Today we released a prototype of a C# feature called “nullable reference types“, which is intended to help you find and fix most of your null-related bugs before they blow up at runtime. We would love...
View ArticleA (Belated) Welcome to C# 7.3
A (Belated) Welcome to C# 7.3 Better late than never! Some of you may have noticed that C# 7.3 already shipped, back in Visual Studio 2017 update 15.7. Some of you may even be using the features...
View ArticleBuilding C# 8.0
Building C# 8.0 The next major version of C# is C# 8.0. It’s been in the works for quite some time, even as we built and shipped the minor releases C# 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3, and I’m quite excited about the...
View ArticleTake C# 8.0 for a spin
Take C# 8.0 for a spin Yesterday we announced the first preview of both Visual Studio 2019 (Making every developer more productive with Visual Studio 2019) and .NET Core 3.0 (Announcing .NET Core 3...
View ArticleDo more with patterns in C# 8.0
Do more with patterns in C# 8.0 Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2 is out! And with it, a couple more C# 8.0 features are ready for you to try. It’s mostly about pattern matching, though I’ll touch on a few...
View ArticleDefault implementations in interfaces
Default implementations in interfaces With last week’s posts Announcing .NET Core 3.0 Preview 5 and Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 3, the last major feature of C# 8.0 is now available in...
View ArticleEmbracing nullable reference types
Probably the most impactful feature of C# 8.0 is Nullable Reference Types (NRTs). It lets you make the flow of nulls explicit in your code, and warns you when you don’t act according to intent. The NRT...
View ArticleWelcome to C# 9.0
Note: This post is out of date. Now that C# 9.0 has been released, an updated version can be found here. C# 9.0 is taking shape, and I’d like to share our thinking on some of the major features we’re...
View ArticleC# 9.0 on the record
C# 9.0 on the record It’s official: C# 9.0 is out! Back in May I blogged about the C# 9.0 plans, and the following is an updated version of that post to match what we actually ended up shipping. With...
View ArticleWelcome to C# 11
I am excited to announce that C# 11 is out! As always, C# opens some entirely new fronts, even while advancing several themes that have been in motion over past releases. There are many features and...
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