We often hear about the big new features in .NET or C#. But what about all of those lesser-known but useful new features like collection indices and ranges, date features, pattern matching and records?
It helps developers infuse advanced AI technology into their apps, including wildly popular generative AI systems like ChatGPT and GPT-4 from Microsoft partner OpenAI.
TypeScript ranked fourth on the survey-based report when respondents were asked "What are the top 3 skills software engineers should learn/know right now in your opinion?"
Microsoft updated its programming languages strategy, confirming that Visual Basic will remain a going concern even though it's still relegated to second-rate status when compared to C# and F#.
"TypeScript posted a doubletake-inducing 2,788 percent gain."
TypeScript, for the first time, has been separated from JavaScript in this year's report.
Arriving with .NET 7 in early November will be many new features in C# 11, the latest iteration of Microsoft's flagship programming language.
One use case for the analysis of variance statistics technique is asking if student performances are the same in three classrooms taught by the same teacher but with different textbooks, says Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research.
- By James McCaffrey
- 08/17/2022
With no built-in functions for classical statistics analyses in the .NET library, Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research explains how to roll your own from scratch.
- By James McCaffrey
- 08/02/2022
After previously discussing permutations, Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research uses step-by-step examples and full code presentations to explore combinations.
- By James McCaffrey
- 07/20/2022
Rust rules among programming languages used for WebAssembly projects, but Blazor (C#) is coming on strong.
"An unacceptable abuse of power from the stewards of the platform, and a betrayal of the community."
Microsoft's C# programming language posted the largest 12-month gain in popularity, says the TIOBE Index for May 2022
Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research presents a full step-by-step example with all code to predict a person's optimism score from their occupation, eye color and country.
- By James McCaffrey
- 05/02/2022
Amazon Web Services is previewing a new framework for using its recently introduced .NET 6 runtime to create AWS Lambda functions, the foundation of serverless computing in the Amazon cloud.
C# coders can now use the Functions service in the Oracle Cloud to build and deploy functions typically used in serverless, event-driven computing.
Careers firm Hired published a "2022 State of Software Engineers" report that analyzes demand, salaries, skills and preferences, including programming languages.
A new "What's new in C# 11" post explains new features available in preview with the latest tooling bits: NET 6.0.200 SDK or Visual Studio 2022 v17.1.
"It doesn't feel like a nice addition to the language and has already caused a lot of holy wars."
Python edged out C#'s bid to be named programming language of the year by TIOBE Index, one of the leading trackers of language popularity.