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22 votes

Do not declare interfaces for immutable objects

c# immutable asked Mar 6 at 11:50
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17 votes

Windows API seems much faster than BinaryWriter - is my test correct?

c# optimization filestream asked Apr 30 at 11:30
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14 votes

Adding a single Console.WriteLine() outside a loop changes a loop's timings - why?

c# asked Aug 16 '12 at 9:22
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11 votes

Why is using a Func<> so much faster than using the new() constraint on a generic sequence creator

c# optimization asked Apr 16 '12 at 12:32
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11 votes

Loop implementation of List.Contains() appears faster than the built-in one. Is it? If so, why?

c# optimization generic-list asked Apr 17 at 14:00
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10 votes

Why does “Func<bool> test = value ? F: F” not compile?

c# asked May 16 '11 at 10:01
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8 votes

Why does LayoutKind.Sequential work differently if a struct contains a DateTime field?

c# datetime marshalling structlayout asked Nov 9 '10 at 10:14
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7 votes

ManualResetEventSlim: Calling .Set() followed immediately by .Reset() doesn't release *any* waiting threads

c# multithreading asked Feb 25 at 12:49
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7 votes

Strange behaviour of Console.ReadKey() with multithreading

c# multithreading console-application asked Feb 28 at 19:22
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5 votes

Is it ok to rename the class and assembly generated (for Visual Studio) for a WiX C# custom action?

c# wix custom-action asked Aug 22 '12 at 10:23
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How to read file (Metro/WinRT)
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Overloading base method in derived class
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Casting struct to object for null comparison isn't causing boxing?
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How do I add 3 bytes and return an integer number?
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Generic function unable to compare between an array value and a standard value
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string.substring vs string.take
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Do xml comments persist in release mode?
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Why does the BackgroundWorker's ProgressChanged event work without calling RunWorkerAsync?
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why would an interface have properties in them
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How to hide important string variable values in exe
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Will local variable assignment always be executed, even if variable is unused?
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C# Generic Functions
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Internal class access modifier doesnt work?
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enumerate hashset and delete elements from it
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C# Dispose object after using in list?
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Unregistering all events to release memory
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How can I split an IEnumerable<String> into groups of IEnumerable<string>
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What is the convention C# developers use to indicate their authorship of a class?
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Removing empty bytes from List<byte>
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Random string with no duplicates
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