Month: June 2013

Array covariance: not just ugly, but slow too

By jonskeet

It seems to be quite a long time since I’ve written a genuine "code" blog post. Time to fix that. This material may well be covered elsewhere – it’s certainly not terrifically original, and I’ve been meaning to post about it for a long time. In particular, I remember mentioning it at CodeMash in 2012. Anyway, the time has now come. Refresher on array covariance Just as a bit of background before we delve into the performance aspect, let me remind you what array covariance is, and when it applies. The basic idea is that C# allows a reference conversion … Continue reading Array covariance: not just ugly, but slow too

But what does it all mean?

By jonskeet

This year before NDC, I wrote an article for the conference edition of "The Developer" magazine. Follow that link to find the article in all its illustrated glory (along with many other fine articles, of course) – or read on for just the text. Back when I used to post on newsgroups I would frequently be in the middle of a debate of the details of some behaviour or terminology, when one poster would say: “You’re just quibbling over semantics” as if this excused any and all previous inaccuracies. I would usually agree –  I was indeed quibbling about semantics, … Continue reading But what does it all mean?