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this in JavaScript vs C#
Coming from C#/C++/Java, the usage of the this keyword in JavaScript is confusing. This is my attempt to explain it, in C# terms (with C# being very close to C++ and Java). I’ve thought of writing this...
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More on this in JavaScript
There’s more to this in JavaScript than I showed last time. Time for more details on methods, closures and the global object. This is a direct continuation of the this in JavaScript vs C# post. If you...
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Adding an Overload is a Breaking Change
Adding functionality to a library, without touching the existing code should be safe for clients, shouldn’t it? Unfortunately not, adding another overload to a library can be a breaking change. It...
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.NET == and .Equals()
Equality might look like a simple concept at a first glance, but looking deeper it isn’t. In C# objects can be compared with the == operator, with the Equals(Object) member, with the...
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A Code Coverage Puzzle
A simple comparison is marked as not completely covered, although both branches of the if statement have been covered!?! How is that possible? This is a small function I’ve created, which is also...
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Code Coverage and Nullable
Comparisons of Nullable<T> types and code coverage can give some unexpected, but logical results. Earlier this week I posted a small Puzzle showing the problem. The light blue shade of the return...
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Internal Classes and Members
What’s the use for the internal access modifier in C#? It’s not as common to use as public, protected or private. It wasn’t until I started some serious stand alone library work that I fully started to...
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Expression Bodied vs. Auto Read-Only Properties
C#6 brought some nice short-hand ways of handling properties. I really like them, because they take away much boilerplate code. But as with all new tools, it’s easy to use them wrongly until they are...
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