Most Common Mistakes Developers Make in LINQ (and How to Avoid Them)

Language Integrated Query (LINQ) is one of the most elegant and powerful features in C#. It allows you to query collections, databases, XML, and more with concise, readable syntax. But as many developers quickly learn — just because LINQ looks simple doesn’t mean it’s foolproof.Subtle mistakes can cause performance issues, unexpected results, or even runtime … Read more

What’s New in C# 6.0

Introduction C# 6.0, released with Visual Studio 2015 and .NET Framework 4.6, brought several small but powerful features that made code more concise, readable, and expressive. While these weren’t groundbreaking syntax changes, they were aimed at improving developer productivity and reducing boilerplate code. In this post, we’ll go through all the key features introduced in … Read more

Building Custom Action Filters in ASP.NET MVC

ASP.NET MVC gives you a clean separation of concerns — but sometimes, you’ll need to execute certain logic before or after a controller action runs. For example: Instead of repeating the same code in every controller, Action Filters let you inject that behavior globally, per controller, or per action. In this post, we’ll explore what … Read more

Managing State in ASP.NET MVC – A Practical Guide

If you’ve been working with ASP.NET Web Forms, you might be familiar with ViewState — a feature that automatically remembers control values between requests. When you move to ASP.NET MVC, things change. MVC follows the stateless nature of HTTP, which means each request is independent. The framework doesn’t automatically preserve data between requests — you … Read more

Use of Tuple in C#

When writing C# code, we often need to return multiple values from a method. Traditionally, we might create a custom class or struct, or use out parameters. However, since .NET Framework 4.0, we have another option — tuples. Tuples provide a lightweight way to group multiple values into a single object without creating a new … Read more

Async Await in C#

As developers, we often write code that performs tasks like calling APIs, reading files, or querying databases. These operations take time — and if we wait for them to complete before doing anything else, our applications can freeze or feel sluggish. That’s where asynchronous programming in C# comes in. It allows your code to continue … Read more