User Jon Skeet

2923 votes

13 answers

441k views

What are the correct version numbers for C#?

asked Oct 29, 2008 at 17:09

575 votes

5 answers

28k views

Curious null-coalescing operator custom implicit conversion behaviour

asked Jun 6, 2011 at 19:11

363 votes

407 answers

314k views

What's your most controversial programming opinion?

asked Jan 2, 2009 at 13:14

347 votes

10 answers

38k views

Performance surprise with "as" and nullable types

asked Oct 17, 2009 at 19:48

322 votes

37 answers

124k views

What's the strangest corner case you've seen in C# or .NET? [closed]

asked Oct 11, 2008 at 19:30

282 votes

42 answers

52k views

What's the hardest or most misunderstood aspect of LINQ? [closed]

asked Oct 18, 2008 at 20:47

232 votes

76 answers

18k views

What's the best name for a non-mutating "add" method on an immutable collection? [closed]

asked Feb 6, 2009 at 19:49

224 votes

1 answer

12k views

What makes the Visual Studio debugger stop evaluating a ToString override?

asked Jul 22, 2015 at 12:12

198 votes

2 answers

9k views

Why would finding a type's initializer throw a NullReferenceException?

asked Jul 21, 2012 at 15:51

197 votes

4 answers

8k views

C# 5 async CTP: why is internal "state" set to 0 in generated code before EndAwait call?

asked Feb 17, 2011 at 10:55

168 votes

4 answers

17k views

How does the C# compiler detect COM types?

asked Jul 7, 2009 at 17:01

133 votes

6 answers

54k views

How can I diagnose missing dependencies (or other loader failures) in dnx?

asked Mar 12, 2015 at 11:00

124 votes

4 answers

10k views

Why does struct alignment depend on whether a field type is primitive or user-defined?

asked Jul 14, 2014 at 17:30

123 votes

7 answers

10k views

How can I take more control in ASP.NET?

asked Jan 10, 2009 at 16:44

117 votes

11 answers

36k views

Best exception for an invalid generic type argument

asked Sep 11, 2009 at 18:35

116 votes

3 answers

11k views

How can I implement ISerializable in .NET 4+ without violating inheritance security rules?

asked Jan 20, 2018 at 11:29

108 votes

2 answers

8k views

Why does sending via a UdpClient cause subsequent receiving to fail?

asked Nov 5, 2022 at 11:17

106 votes

3 answers

7k views

How can I perform a culture-sensitive "starts-with" operation from the middle of a string?

asked Apr 12, 2013 at 20:28

100 votes

3 answers

8k views

What are the application implications of a netstandard library depending on a metapackage?

asked Mar 22, 2017 at 9:05

94 votes

14 answers

23k views

Project management to go with GitHub [closed]

asked Nov 24, 2008 at 11:30

93 votes

5 answers

13k views

Can files be nested in VS2017 Solution Explorer for .NET Core (non-ASP.NET Core) projects?

asked May 8, 2017 at 11:06

92 votes

10 answers

15k views

TextBox.TextChanged event firing twice on Windows Phone 7 emulator

asked Aug 9, 2010 at 9:40

81 votes

5 answers

26k views

Excel interop: _Worksheet or Worksheet?

asked Jun 26, 2009 at 22:02

75 votes

2 answers

7k views

Is it possible to access the compressed data before decompression in HttpClient?

asked Nov 16, 2017 at 7:53

73 votes

1 answer

5k views

How can I make my code diagnostic syntax node action work on closed files?

asked Dec 8, 2014 at 19:58

68 votes

1 answer

3k views

Why are three properties in DbParameterCollection abstract in reference assemblies but virtual otherwise?

asked May 26, 2017 at 8:38

57 votes

4 answers

5k views

How do I express a void method call as the result of DynamicMetaObject.BindInvokeMember?

asked Dec 2, 2009 at 21:22

55 votes

3 answers

8k views

Unable to resolve assembly reference issue without frameworkAssemblies

asked Dec 7, 2015 at 14:42

49 votes

1 answer

2k views

How can I find out what's causing differences in generated Sandcastle docs?

asked Feb 16, 2013 at 19:27

46 votes

1 answer

2k views

What rules are applied to SHFB's IntelliSenseComponent's output folder?

asked Feb 15, 2012 at 21:09

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56 Questions

What are the correct version numbers for C#?

Curious null-coalescing operator custom implicit conversion behaviour

What's your most controversial programming opinion?

Performance surprise with "as" and nullable types

What's the strangest corner case you've seen in C# or .NET? [closed]

What's the hardest or most misunderstood aspect of LINQ? [closed]

What's the best name for a non-mutating "add" method on an immutable collection? [closed]

What makes the Visual Studio debugger stop evaluating a ToString override?

Why would finding a type's initializer throw a NullReferenceException?

C# 5 async CTP: why is internal "state" set to 0 in generated code before EndAwait call?

How does the C# compiler detect COM types?

How can I diagnose missing dependencies (or other loader failures) in dnx?

Why does struct alignment depend on whether a field type is primitive or user-defined?

How can I take more control in ASP.NET?

Best exception for an invalid generic type argument

How can I implement ISerializable in .NET 4+ without violating inheritance security rules?

Why does sending via a UdpClient cause subsequent receiving to fail?

How can I perform a culture-sensitive "starts-with" operation from the middle of a string?

What are the application implications of a netstandard library depending on a metapackage?

Project management to go with GitHub [closed]

Can files be nested in VS2017 Solution Explorer for .NET Core (non-ASP.NET Core) projects?

TextBox.TextChanged event firing twice on Windows Phone 7 emulator

Excel interop: _Worksheet or Worksheet?

Is it possible to access the compressed data before decompression in HttpClient?

How can I make my code diagnostic syntax node action work on closed files?

Why are three properties in DbParameterCollection abstract in reference assemblies but virtual otherwise?

How do I express a void method call as the result of DynamicMetaObject.BindInvokeMember?

Unable to resolve assembly reference issue without frameworkAssemblies

How can I find out what's causing differences in generated Sandcastle docs?

What rules are applied to SHFB's IntelliSenseComponent's output folder?