Ten Tips for the C# Developer

This is the repository for the LinkedIn Learning course Ten Tips for the C# Developer. The full course is available from LinkedIn Learning.

C# and .NET are deep areas. Even if you’ve been a developer for years, there are bound to be features you don’t even know exist. In this course, take a look at some of the hidden or interesting methods that can help you write better code in this multifaceted programming language. Hear tips for improving your everyday workflows in C# development including a method to help avoid race conditions when working with a dictionary. Learn how to use pattern matching to create more expressive and readable code branches. Explore the new C# 8 slice operators and how and when to flatten a one-many relationship. Discover fresh tactics like how to and engage another programmer’s technique, use the DebuggerDisplay attribute to specify what information is shown, and more.

Tips and Techniques

Discover tips and techniques that can make working with C# simpler, faster, and more interesting.

Instructions

This repository has branches for each of the videos in the course. You can use the branch pop up menu in GitHub to switch to a specific branch and take a look at the course at that stage, or you can add /tree/BRANCH_NAME to the URL to go to the branch you want to access. The instructor uses Visual Studio to change branches.

Branches

The branches are structured to correspond to the videos in the course. The naming convention is Tip##. As an example, the branch named Tip02 corresponds to the Tip #2 video.

Installing

1. For this course the instructor uses Visual Studio 2019, any edition is sufficient (Community, Professional, Enterprise).
2. LINQPad is another tool shown in this course. Get a free copy at Linqpad.net
3. Clone this repository into your local machine using the terminal (Mac), CMD (Windows), or a GUI tool like Visual Studio or SourceTree.

Instructor

**Walt Ritscher **

Walt Ritscher is a programmer, UI designer, and staff author at LinkedIn Learning.

Check out some of my other courses on LinkedIn Learning.