├── .github ├── CODEOWNERS ├── PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md ├── workflows │ └── main.yml └── ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md ├── source └── TipsForCSharpDevs.sln ├── CONTRIBUTING.md ├── NOTICE ├── README.md ├── LICENSE └── .gitignore /.github/CODEOWNERS: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Codeowners for these exercise files: 2 | # * (asterisk) deotes "all files and folders" 3 | # Example: * @producer @instructor 4 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 2 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.github/workflows/main.yml: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | name: Copy To Branches 2 | on: 3 | workflow_dispatch: 4 | jobs: 5 | copy-to-branches: 6 | runs-on: ubuntu-latest 7 | steps: 8 | - uses: actions/checkout@v2 9 | with: 10 | fetch-depth: 0 11 | - name: Copy To Branches Action 12 | uses: planetoftheweb/copy-to-branches@v1 13 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /source/TipsForCSharpDevs.sln: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 2 | Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00 3 | # Visual Studio Version 16 4 | VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.30114.105 5 | MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1 6 | Global 7 | GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution 8 | HideSolutionNode = FALSE 9 | EndGlobalSection 10 | GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution 11 | SolutionGuid = {6D759167-0650-4619-94A5-D507DFDBEB02} 12 | EndGlobalSection 13 | EndGlobal 14 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /CONTRIBUTING.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 2 | Contribution Agreement 3 | ====================== 4 | 5 | This repository does not accept pull requests (PRs). 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Please review the applicable licenses of the 12 | additional dependencies. 13 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | 7 | 8 | ## Issue Overview 9 | 10 | 11 | ## Describe your environment 12 | 13 | 14 | ## Steps to Reproduce 15 | 16 | 1. 17 | 2. 18 | 3. 19 | 4. 20 | 21 | ## Expected Behavior 22 | 23 | 24 | ## Current Behavior 25 | 26 | 27 | ## Possible Solution 28 | 29 | 30 | ## Screenshots / Video 31 | 32 | 33 | ## Related Issues 34 | 35 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Ten Tips for the C# Developer 2 | This is the repository for the LinkedIn Learning course Ten Tips for the C# Developer. The full course is available from [LinkedIn Learning][lil-course-url]. 3 | 4 | ![Ten Tips for the C# Developer][lil-thumbnail-url] 5 | 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. 6 | 7 | ## Tips and Techniques 8 | Discover tips and techniques that can make working with C# simpler, faster, and more interesting. 9 | 10 | ## Instructions 11 | 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. 12 | The instructor uses Visual Studio to change branches. 13 | 14 | ## Branches 15 | 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. 16 | 17 | 18 | ## Installing 19 | 1. 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