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Why does this code give a "Possible null reference return" compiler warning?

c# nullablereferencetypes asked Dec 12, 2019 at 14:27
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Why does Enumerable.Single() iterate all elements, even when more than one item has already been found?

c# linq .net-4.0 asked Oct 29, 2018 at 9:51
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43 votes

How do you enable "Dynamic Content" for the Start Page?

visual-studio-2013 asked Oct 8, 2013 at 14:07
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28 votes

Do not declare interfaces for immutable objects

c# immutability asked Mar 6, 2013 at 11:50
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26 votes

Why is the error handling for IEnumerator.Current different from IEnumerator<T>.Current?

c# ienumerable asked Jun 15, 2015 at 8:41
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Why does LayoutKind.Sequential work differently if a struct contains a DateTime field?

c# datetime marshalling structlayout asked Nov 9, 2010 at 10:14
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Why does "Func<bool> test = value ? F: F" not compile?

c# asked May 16, 2011 at 10:01
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Using Microsoft.Bcl.Async with Code Analysis causes errors

c# code-analysis fxcop bcl asked Jun 25, 2013 at 13:10
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18 votes

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

c# optimization filestream asked Apr 30, 2013 at 11:30
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Is it possible to use the C#11 'required' modifier with .NET Framework 4.8 and .Net Standard 2.0?

c# .net asked Nov 15, 2022 at 14:42
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