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# 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#: 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
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
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#: 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#: 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
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
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
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