CAVEAT: This is pre-release and subject to change. One of the cool new features coming in C# v6 is the nameof operator. This handy little operator solves a common code smell, string literals for programmatic items. Let’s take a simple example. static void Foo ( string value ) { if (value == null) throw new… Continue reading C# v6 Features–Nameof Operator
This is a continuation of a series on simplifying the use of ADO.NET. In the last article we added the ability to cleanly separate query definition from the underlying data provider. But we left out parameters which are generally critical (and specific) to ADO.NET providers. In this article we will add support for parameters and… Continue reading Simplifying ADO.NET Data Access, Part 4
In part 3 of this series on simplifying ADO.NET data access we will finally switch gears and start providing a cleaner approach. Under the hood we will continue to use ADO.NET but it will be wrapped in a provider-agnostic layer that doesn’t require any of the boilerplate code that we are used to seeing with… Continue reading Simplifying ADO.NET Data Access, Part 3
Part 2 of a series on simplifying ADO.NET code. In the previous article we talked about the basics of ADO.NET. There are times where ADO.NET is still the correct choice for data access. Unfortunately it was written back in the original days of .NET and hasn’t been updated with newer features like generics. In this… Continue reading Simplifying ADO.NET Data Access, Part 2
In this series of articles I have been demonstrating a simple approach to making Windows services. In the previous article I discussed the different components generally involved in writing a service. I also provided the code for the service host and started working on the service instance. In this article I’m going to finish up… Continue reading Windows Services Made Simpler, Part 3