Grant Winney

C# 6

Checking for null in C#, using the null-conditional and null-coalescing operators

Checking for null in C#, using the null-conditional and null-coalescing operators

Checking for nulls in C# is tedious, but C# 6 gave us the null-conditional and null-coalescing operators. Let's see how they've improved things.

Using string interpolation to craft readable strings in C#

Using string interpolation to craft readable strings in C#

The longer I write software, the more I come to appreciate clear code. String interpolation in C# is just one more way to help us do that.

Using nameof to avoid magic strings in C#

Using nameof to avoid magic strings in C#

There's a lot of ways to make our code work for us. Let's check out using the nameof operator to avoid magic strings.

Using a constant as a DateTime format inside string interpolation

Using a constant as a DateTime format inside string interpolation

I was upgrading some code to use string interpolation, a feature introduced in C# 6, when I ran into a small snag with DateTimes and a format string stored as a constant.