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Program.cs — C# 14 · .NET 10
1// C# 14 — top-level statements, primary constructors, collection expressions
2using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
3
4var services = new ServiceCollection()
5    .AddSingleton<IGreeter, Greeter>()
6    .BuildServiceProvider();
7
8var greeter = services.GetRequiredService<IGreeter>();
9greeter.Greet(["Alice", "Bob", "World"]);
10
11public interface IGreeter { void Greet(string[] names); }
12
13// Primary constructor — C# 14
14public class Greeter(ILogger<Greeter> logger) : IGreeter
15{
16    public void Greet(string[] names)
17    {
18        foreach (var name in names)
19            logger.LogInformation($"Hello, {name}!");
20    }
21}
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C# & .NET 10 — Getting Started
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02
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Variables, Types & Operators
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Control Flow — if, switch, loops
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Inheritance & Polymorphism
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Interfaces & Abstract Classes
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Collections — Arrays, Lists & Dictionaries
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Exception Handling & Error Patterns
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Generics — Types, Methods & Constraints
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Nullable Reference Types & Null Safety
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Enums, Attributes & Reflection
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Extension Methods & Fluent APIs
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Dependency Injection in C#
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HttpClient & REST API Consumption
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JSON Serialization with System.Text.Json
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Entity Framework Core 10 Essentials
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24
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Unit Testing with xUnit 3 & NSubstitute
TestingAdvanced
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25
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SOLID Principles in C#
ArchitectureAdvanced
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26
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Design Patterns in C#
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27
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Concurrency — Threads, Mutex & Semaphore
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28
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C# 14 — Primary Constructors & New Syntax
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IAsyncEnumerable & Streaming Data
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30
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Building REST APIs with ASP.NET Core 10
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Span<T>, Memory<T> & Zero-Allocation Code
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Source Generators & Roslyn APIs
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Expression Trees & Dynamic LINQ
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Unsafe Code, Pointers & Native Interop
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ML.NET & AI Integration in C#
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36
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BenchmarkDotNet & Performance Profiling
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37
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Domain-Driven Design in C#
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38
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Channels & the Actor Model
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39
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Interceptors, Mixins & Metaprogramming
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