Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades Andrew Lock

In this post I discuss the support for union types released in .NET 11, how they're implemented, the choices made, and how to create your own…

New features in Git 2.54: easier rebasing, hooks, and statistics

In this post I show some of the new features in Git 2.54 including simple rebases with git history, config-based hooks, and stats with git repo structure…

Removing byte[] allocations in .NET Framework using ReadOnlySpan<T>

In this post I describe how to remove static byte[] allocations, even on .NET Framework, by using Span<T>, look at the associated IL, and discuss the risks…

System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs

In this series I look at the APIs that are part of the System.Diagnostics.Metrics namespace, showing how they work and how to use them…

Creating a .NET CLR profiler using C# and NativeAOT with Silhouette

In this post I look at how to create a simple .NET profiler. But instead of using C++, the profiler uses C# and NativeAOT with the Silhouette library…

In this post I look at the C#14 extension members feature. I show how to convert extension methods to the new syntax and how to add new types of extension.…