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C#: Read lines from a text file in batches and process in parallel

Posted on November 5, 2016 by David Lozinski
C# Code

C#: Read lines from a text file in batches and process in parallel   I have had numerous requests from readers if I could provide some sample C# code which will read lines from a text file in batches and… Continue Reading →

C# Code, Code .Net, C#, Parallel.For, read, text file
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C#: Azure Blob Storage Manager Class

Posted on July 3, 2016 by David Lozinski
C# Code

C# Azure Blob Storage Manager Class Here is a C# Azure Blob Storage Manager Class which I hope you find useful as I’ve needed it often enough. It provides basic functionality for blob storage in the Azure cloud. Sample usage… Continue Reading →

C# Code, Code .Net, Azure, blob storage, C#, class, CloudBlobClient, CloudBlobContainer, CloudBlockBlob, CloudStorageAccount
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C#: For Vs ForEach Vs While

Posted on May 13, 2016 by David Lozinski
C#

C#: For Vs ForEach Vs While In this article we’ll benchmark iterating over commonly used collections and data structures with the following loop constructs in C#: For Vs ForEach Vs While. A List of strings needs to be written to… Continue Reading →

C# .Net, C#, For, ForEach, Parallel.For, Parallel.ForEach, While
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Tricky C# and SQL Interview Questions

Posted on April 10, 2016 by David Lozinski

Tricky C# and SQL Interview Questions for mid-to-senior level Positions A few readers have left private comments asking me what kinds of interview questions I’ve asked potential candidates. Personally, I have a lot more fun with mid-to-senior level positions as… Continue Reading →

General .Net, C#, Interview Questions, sql, Tricky Questions
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C#: CSV File Writer Class

Posted on March 25, 2016 by David Lozinski
C# Code

C# CSV File Writer Here is a C# CSV File Writer class you can use in all your projects. It provides basic functionality for writing data to CSV files and/or Datatables and/or DataRows. Sample usage provided in the class level… Continue Reading →

C# Code, Code .Net, C#, class, csv file
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C#: Fastest way to TRIM strings

Posted on January 9, 2016 by David Lozinski
C#

C#: Fastest Way to TRIM strings This will benchmark various techniques to determine in C# .Net: Fastest way to TRIM strings. Removing all the whitespace at the beginning and/or end of a string. Every programmer at some point needs to… Continue Reading →

C# .Net, C#, IsWhiteSpace, Remove, string, substring, trim, TrimEnd, TrimStart
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C#: Is It Faster to Preallocate Dictionary Sizes?

Posted on January 21, 2015 by David Lozinski
C#

C#: Is It Faster to Preallocate Dictionary Sizes? This test will benchmark populating C# Dictionary and ConcurrentDictionary objects to determine in C#: is it faster to preallocate dictionary sizes? Or not? When a Dictionary object is created, its initial capacity… Continue Reading →

C# .Net, C#, ConcurrentDictionary, Dictionary, preallocate size
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Fastest Way to Compare Strings in C# .Net

Posted on December 8, 2014 by David Lozinski
C#

Fastest Way to Compare Strings in C# .Net What is the fastest way to compare strings in C# .Net? Everyone’s had to do it. A lot of people instinctively use the C# “==” operator. In several programming forums I’ve posted… Continue Reading →

C# .Net, C#, string, String.Compare, String.CompareOrdinal, String.Equals, String.IndexOf, String.ToLower, String.ToUpper
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Fastest Collection for String Lookups in C# .Net

Posted on November 2, 2014 by David Lozinski
C#

Fastest Collection for String Lookups in C# .Net All C# programmers have had to do this at some point in their career… look for a particular string as some sort of key or value within a data structure. But how… Continue Reading →

C# .Net, ArrayList, Binary Search, C#, collection, ConcurrentDictionary, Dictionary, HashTable, List, SortedDictionary, SortedList, string
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Faster to Trim during or after assignment in C# .Net

Posted on September 23, 2014 by David Lozinski
C#

Faster to Trim during or after assignment in C# .Net Does it make a difference if you Trim() during or after assigning a value to a variable in C# .Net? Which was is faster? Which object, String or StringBuilder, is… Continue Reading →

C# .Net, C#, string, StringBuilder, trim

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