Take advantage of nullable types to assign 'no values' or 'null values' to value types when there is no value available The C# language provides support for two types of data: value types and ...

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By being stricter with nulls in C# 8.0, Microsoft seeks to eliminate this issue. Warnings will be issued when values of ordinary reference types, such as string, object, and IDisposable, are null. But ...

When engaging in cross-language development, it's important to worry about nothing – the Visual Basic Nothing keyword, that is, and how it varies from the C# null counterpart. When initializing ...

A sneak peek at upcoming C# 11 preview features drew some developer ire, especially on parameter null checking. Microsoft this week posted an Early peek at C# 11 features that detailed preview ...