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Disagree. It's nice, but it's not the best thing to happen to .NET in my opinion. My favourite would have to be between weak references and the garbage collector - both relatively unappreciated, but both very important.
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Let me rephrase, the best thing from .Net 2.0 onwards.
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Let me rephrase, the best thing from .Net 2.0 onwards.
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Still think that weak references is better.
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My favorite best thing that has happened to C#.Net is Generics language feature. I simply love it.
Good point. How could I have overlooked that?
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My favorite best thing that has happened to C#.Net is Generics language feature. I simply love it.
True, wouldn't see List(Of T) without it... Still, what about the post .Net 2.0 scene?
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Still think that weak references is better.
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Never heard about them! Any articles on here about them? There should be.
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Never heard about them! Any articles on here about them? There should be.
Don't forget to rate my post if it helped! ;) "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." "His mother should have thrown him away, and kept the stork." "There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure." "He loves nature, in spite of what it did to him."
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LINQ is the best thing to happen to .Net [added][added][/added]since .Net 2.0[added][/added][/added] (barring its development :laugh: ) I personally think so, it makes so many things so much nicer, even before we get to LINQ-to-SQL, for example. [added] Added appropriate tags for Luc Pattyn ;P [/added]
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I would have to agree with Ravisant: Generics are much, much better than LINQ. Think about it: Generics allow errors to be caught at compile time, rather than run time. They enforce good practices by making us specify which types we can use with a class instance. They improve re-use by making a generic class usable with any class type without re-coding. etc., etc.. Which one would I miss the most if it was taken away? Generics, by a mile.
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My favorite best thing that has happened to C#.Net is Generics language feature. I simply love it.
Oh yes. Gets my 5.
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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True, wouldn't see List(Of T) without it... Still, what about the post .Net 2.0 scene?
Don't forget to rate my post if it helped! ;) "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." "His mother should have thrown him away, and kept the stork." "There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure." "He loves nature, in spite of what it did to him."
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My favorite best thing that has happened to C#.Net is Generics language feature. I simply love it.
that was in 2.0, so it doesn't fit the "to happen to .Net since .Net 2.0 " qualification. but yes, it is by far the best thing added to .NET ever. :)
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LINQ is the best thing to happen to .Net [added][added][/added]since .Net 2.0[added][/added][/added] (barring its development :laugh: ) I personally think so, it makes so many things so much nicer, even before we get to LINQ-to-SQL, for example. [added] Added appropriate tags for Luc Pattyn ;P [/added]
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Anonymous delegates along with generics. Expressions are cool too (they and anonymous delegates make LINQ work).
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My favorite best thing that has happened to C#.Net is Generics language feature. I simply love it.
Yes, like adding a handle to a pan.
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Anonymous delegates along with generics. Expressions are cool too (they and anonymous delegates make LINQ work).
Ooh, I forgot the expressions weren't there all along. I do use LINQ more though. Generics are a .Net 2.0 feature, no?
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I would have to agree with Ravisant: Generics are much, much better than LINQ. Think about it: Generics allow errors to be caught at compile time, rather than run time. They enforce good practices by making us specify which types we can use with a class instance. They improve re-use by making a generic class usable with any class type without re-coding. etc., etc.. Which one would I miss the most if it was taken away? Generics, by a mile.
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And yet they are a .Net 2.0 feature. ;)
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that was in 2.0, so it doesn't fit the "to happen to .Net since .Net 2.0 " qualification. but yes, it is by far the best thing added to .NET ever. :)
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(I modified my post after :P ) I don't count < 2.0 as REAL .Net :laugh:
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(I modified my post after :P ) I don't count < 2.0 as REAL .Net :laugh:
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you should have done it in a way that does not cause such confusion then. the strike-through widget is often useful when editing. :)
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you should have done it in a way that does not cause such confusion then. the strike-through widget is often useful when editing. :)
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It was an addendum ;P
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LINQ is the best thing to happen to .Net [added][added][/added]since .Net 2.0[added][/added][/added] (barring its development :laugh: ) I personally think so, it makes so many things so much nicer, even before we get to LINQ-to-SQL, for example. [added] Added appropriate tags for Luc Pattyn ;P [/added]
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At first I didn't care for it but the more I use it the more I come to appreciate it. As far as being the best thing since sliced bread...No.
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It was an addendum ;P
Don't forget to rate my post if it helped! ;) "He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends." "His mother should have thrown him away, and kept the stork." "There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure." "He loves nature, in spite of what it did to him."
then you put the new text in between [ADDED] and [/ADDED] marks. :mad:
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Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, improve readability, and make me actually look at the code.
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LINQ is the best thing to happen to .Net [added][added][/added]since .Net 2.0[added][/added][/added] (barring its development :laugh: ) I personally think so, it makes so many things so much nicer, even before we get to LINQ-to-SQL, for example. [added] Added appropriate tags for Luc Pattyn ;P [/added]
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Well, considering generics were around before, as e.g. templates in C++ (I think generics are much better though), I would say LINQ, pure LINQ, without databases, is indeed the best thing to happen to .NET, before having any experience with the DLR. While generics may provide more theoretical value, LINQ has done much more for me to make coding life easier and more reliable, I mean less reliant on my own routines.
