The static keyword in the C# programming language allows you to define static classes and static members. A static class is similar to a class that is both abstract and sealed. The difference between ...

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It's not good enough to simply write code that works. That code must be easily maintained, enhanced and debugged when problems happen. One of the reasons why object-oriented programming is so popular ...

Another topic I covered with during my interview with Sun Microsystems' Joe Hartley was "Greenfoot," a tool that Sun helped develop (providing financial and consultative support to the developers) to ...

C# or C-Sharp is the programming language behind .NET (dotnet) and the Unity framework. It was created at Microsoft as a C-like object-oriented language and is used to build apps for web, desktop, ...

So I'm whipping up something quick and dirty for a work project. I've got a C# class that is all string types, nothing fancy, and once the item is created it gets serialized with the new ...

Microsoft’s object-oriented programming language for .NET development had the largest increase in popularity, gaining on Java, C++, C, and Python. As expected, Microsoft’s C# language has won the ...

Among the .NET news out of Microsoft Build 2020 is a new preview of C#, Microsoft's programming language from the .NET team, plus a fully supported release of Blazor WebAssembly. According to ...