C# 6.0: What's New Quick Start
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C# 6.0: What's New Quick Start

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Write fewer lines of more expressive code with the new features of C# 6.0

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Jason Roberts
Jason Roberts

With over 15 years experience, Jason Roberts is a former Microsoft MVP, freelance developer, writer and Pluralsight course author. He is the author of multiple books including Clean C#, and C# Tips and writes at his blog DontCodeTired.com. He is an open source contributor and the creator of FeatureToggle. In addition to enterprise software development, he has also designed and developed both Windows Phone and Windows Store apps. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computing and is an amateur music producer and landscape photographer.

You can contact him on Twitter as @robertsjason, at his blog DontCodeTired.com or check out his Pluralsight courses.

Table of Contents

  •  
    • About The Author
  • Using Static Type Directive
    • Benefits
    • Considerations
  • String Interpolation
    • Advanced Usage
    • Benefits
  • The Null-Conditional Operators
    • Value Type Results
    • Use With Array Indexers
    • Use with the Null-Coalescing Operator
    • Thread-Safe Delegate Invocation
    • Benefits
    • Considerations
  • Getter Only Auto Properties
  • Using Await in Catch and Finally Blocks
  • Property, Dictionary, and Index Initializers
    • Property Initializers
    • Dictionary Initializers
    • Index Initializers
  • The nameof Operator
    • Parameter Validation Exceptions
    • Reducing Maintenance Costs and Errors in Razor Views
  • Expression Bodied Functions and Properties
    • Getter Only Expression Bodied Properties
    • Expression Bodied Methods
    • Test Methods
  • Exception Filters
  • Visual Studio 2015 and C# 6
    • Downgrading a project to C# 5.0

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