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Boost your Span operations with Microsoft's recommendation: Clear() trumps Fill() for better performance. Learn more!
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Code It Any Way You Want: Optimizing Span Operations – Clear vs. Fill
This article compares two key search methods in dictionaries: using `Contains()` on the Keys collection and `ContainsKey()` method directly on the dictionary. It demonstrates examples for both appr…
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April 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Boost Enum Value Name Retrieval in .NET with an 18.6x efficiency gain and zero memory allocation! 🚀
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General Performance Tip: Optimizing Enum Value Name Retrieval
The article delves into the optimization of Enum value name retrieval in .NET, comparing three approaches. It demonstrates that one of these methods is 16.13 times more efficient, with no memory al…
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February 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Optimize your .NET applications! 🚀 Learn how to efficiently retrieve Process ID using Process type in this insightful article. Benchmark results reveal a performance boost of 87.44 times without memory allocation. Check it out!
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General Performance Tip: Retrieving the Process Id
When working with .NET, there are two options to obtain the initiating process ID. The Process type and System.Environment both provide methods for this. Benchmark tests reveal that using the Proce…
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March 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
📄Discover surprising performance insights on clearing a Span using Fill() & Clear() in .NET 8. Learn more:
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August 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🚀 Boost your C# coding efficiency! 🖥️ Explore the performance differences between conditional if statements, switch statements, and switch expressions. 📊 Check out the insightful analysis here: dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/05/03/g...
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General Performance Tip: Choosing Between Conditional Statements – If, Switch, and Switch Expression Performance in C#
This article compares the performance of conditional if statements, switch statements, and switch expressions in C# code, with a focus on data retrieval.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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WPF File Dialog Improvements in .NET 8.

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WPF File Dialog Improvements in .NET 8 - .NET Blog
Announing OpenFolderDialog control and other file dialog ...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:09 PM
bernasconi.bsky.social
It's quiet before the storm. Next week will be busy. #dotnet8
November 12, 2023 at 10:27 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Discover the performance benefits and intent clarity between constants and read-only fields in C# code! Check out this insightful article.
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Code It Any Way You Want: Constants vs. Read-only Fields
The article discusses best practices for checking strings for null in coding. It outlines three common methods: using == null, is null, or string.IsNullOrEmpty().
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February 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🚀 Cloning Objects: Microsoft's JSON serialization tip boosts efficiency! 🔄 Benchmark results: Ref types 1.015x faster than records, and 1.24x more performant than value types. Check it out!
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General Performance Tip: Cloning Various Types
The post discusses the process of cloning different types of objects, with Microsoft recommending the use of JSON serialization for this purpose. The author explores the performance differences in …
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July 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Is pattern matching more performant in .NET? 🚀 Explore how this feature refines code for rounding numbers and enhances readability using pattern matching. Check it out: dotnettips.wordpress.com/2024/04/19/g...
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General Performance Tip: Can Pattern Matching Improve Performance?
The article discusses the potential performance improvements gained by leveraging pattern matching in .NET. It contrasts a traditional method for rounding numbers with a more refined version employ…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🚀 Boost your collection processing with the Task Parallel Library! Learn how to leverage Parallel.For() and Parallel.ForEach() for efficient multi-core operations. Check out the article for code examples and benchmark results.
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Collection Performance: Creating a List<> Using The Task.Parallel Library
The post discusses alternative approaches to adding items to a collection using For() or ForEach() from the Task Parallel Library.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Discover the optimal way to pass parameters in C# functions - whether as arrays or using the params keyword. Learn more about performance and ease of use in our article!
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Code It Any Way You Want: Optimal Parameter Passing – Array vs. Params Keyword
The article explores the performance differences between passing parameters as arrays or using the params keyword in C#. Despite similarities in speed, the author recommends using the params keywor…
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February 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Discover the optimal way to pass parameters in C# functions - whether as arrays or using the params keyword. Learn more about performance and ease of use in our article!
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Code It Any Way You Want: Optimal Parameter Passing – Array vs. Params Keyword
The article explores the performance differences between passing parameters as arrays or using the params keyword in C#. Despite similarities in speed, the author recommends using the params keywor…
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April 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Is pattern matching more performant in .NET? 🚀 Explore how this feature refines code for rounding numbers and enhances readability using pattern matching. Check it out!
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General Performance Tip: Can Pattern Matching Improve Performance?
The article discusses the potential performance improvements gained by leveraging pattern matching in .NET. It contrasts a traditional method for rounding numbers with a more refined version employ…
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April 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🚀 Confused between using GetValueOrDefault() and the Coalesce Operator for Nullable Integers? 🤔 Explore the comparison and uncover the optimal performance solution (up to 15 times faster)! 💡 Read the article.
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General Performance: Choosing Between GetValueOrDefault() and Coalesce Operator for Nullable Integers
In dealing with nullable integers and the need for default values, two common approaches are the coalesce operator (??) and GetValueOrDefault(). Alternatively, utilizing HasValue with the condition…
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April 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Explore the fastest approach to iterate over a collection in Microsoft.NET 8 with this article. It includes sample code and performance benchmark test results.
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Collection Performance: The Fastest Way To Iterate Over a Collection in .NET!
Discover the quickest method to iterate over a collection in Microsoft.NET with this article, which includes performance benchmark tests.
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July 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🚀 Boost your byte array efficiency! Learn how to convert byte arrays to Memory with optimal performance using AsMemory(). 💻 Dive into the details and benchmark results in this insightful article.
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Collection Performance: Converting Byte Array to Memory<> and ReadOnlyMemory<>
When working with byte arrays, there are two methods to convert to Memory. Using AsMemory() offers performance optimization, efficient memory management, improved code clarity, and future-proofing.…
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July 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🔍 Want to optimize your dictionary key search in #dotnet? Check out this comparison of Contains() vs ContainsKey() methods for better performance! 💻 Learn more.
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Code It Any Way You Want: Comparing Key Search Methods in Dictionaries
This article compares two key search methods in dictionaries: using `Contains()` on the Keys collection and `ContainsKey()` method directly on the dictionary. It demonstrates examples for both appr…
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February 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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📢 February episode of OpenObservability Talks is out 📢
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February 29, 2024 at 12:23 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🚀 Boost your C# coding efficiency! 🖥️ Explore the performance differences between conditional if statements, switch statements, and switch expressions. 📊 Check out the insightful analysis here!
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General Performance Tip: Choosing Between Conditional Statements – If, Switch, and Switch Expression Performance in C#
This article compares the performance of conditional if statements, switch statements, and switch expressions in C# code, with a focus on data retrieval.
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August 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Optimizing Method Returns: Default Keyword vs. Null vs. Empty Collection 🚀 Benchmarks show default is 1.8x faster than null and 3,542x faster than an empty collection! 📊 Learn more.
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General Performance Tip: Optimizing Method Returns
When customizing attributes, Microsoft and I both advise sealing them for clarity and performance. However, benchmark results show sealing attributes to be marginally less performant, with both out…
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April 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Dive into the world of .NET collection types! 🚀 This benchmark analysis compares performance across various types using for() and foreach(). Optimize your code and explore the findings here.
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Collection Performance: A Comprehensive Benchmark Analysis of Collection Types in .NET Beyond Arrays and Lists
This article conducts a comprehensive benchmark analysis of various collection types in .NET beyond arrays and lists. It explores the performance of iteration methods, revealing significant differe…
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January 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
horovits.bsky.social
📢 .NET Aspire has reached GA! Bringing #cloudnative deployment and #observability to #dotnet8.
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May 22, 2024 at 12:56 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
Discover efficient ways to pass parameters in C# methods & their performance impacts in this insightful article! 💻💡
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Code It Any Way You Want: Comparison of Passing Parameters in Methods
This article explores different methods of passing parameters into methods, including conventional, in operator, and ref readonly approaches, comparing their performance. Despite differences in syn…
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April 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dotnetdave.bsky.social
🚀 Confused between using GetValueOrDefault() and the Coalesce Operator for Nullable Integers? 🤔 Explore the comparison and uncover the optimal performance solution (up to 15 times faster)! 💡 Read the article.
#dotnet8 #MVPBuzz #CodePerformance #dotnet
General Performance: Choosing Between GetValueOrDefault() and Coalesce Operator for Nullable Integers
In dealing with nullable integers and the need for default values, two common approaches are the coalesce operator (??) and GetValueOrDefault(). Alternatively, utilizing HasValue with the condition…
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October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM