The title says it all: how would you manipulate strings in C# without the system libraries? I got this question recently in an interview and I've been stumped by it since. It's one of those things I ...

Take advantage of best practices for using StringBuilder to reduce memory allocations and improve the performance of your string operations. Strings are immutable types in .NET. Whenever you modify a ...

C# might be more elegant with escape sequences, but that doesn't mean Visual Basic is weaker in this area. Sometimes you just need to escape. I'm speaking, of course, about escape sequences in strings ...

Take advantage of guard clauses in C# to eliminate unnecessary nested constructs and branches and enhance the readability and maintainability of your application’s code. We always strive to write ...