Here's a curious program fragment: object obj = "Int32"; string str1 = "Int32"; string str2 = typeof(int).Name; Console.WriteLine(obj == str1); // true Console.WriteLine(str1 == str2); // true Console.WriteLine(obj == str2); // false !? Surely if...

Another interesting question from StackOverflow : uint[] foo = new uint[10]; object bar = foo; Console.WriteLine("{0} {1} {2} {3}", foo is uint[], // True foo is int[], // False bar is uint[], // True bar is int[]); // True What the heck is going...

Here's a good question from StackOverflow : If you have a method that takes an "X" then you have to pass an expression of type X or something convertible to X . Say, an expression of a type derived from X. But if you have a method that takes a "ref...

West of House You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here. >open the mailbox Opening the small mailbox reveals a leaflet. >take the leaflet Taken. >read the leaflet...

Like "fixed" and "into", "partial" is also used in two confusingly similar-yet-different ways in C#. The purpose of a partial class is to allow you to textually break up a class declaration into multiple parts, usually parts found in separate files...

User : Why does this program not compile correctly in the release build? class Program { #if DEBUG static int testCounter = 0; #endif static void Main(string[] args) { SomeTestMethod(testCounter++); } [Conditional("DEBUG")] static void SomeTestMethod...

A quick metablogging note. Those of you who comment on this blog (6700+ comments and counting, thank you all) have probably noticed that it now has a CAPTCHA, that little "please prove you're a human" test before the comment is posted. I understand...

Both strong naming and digital signatures use public key cryptography to provide evidence about the origin of an assembly, so that you can apply security policy to determine what permissions are granted to the assembly . They differ most importantly...