Type erasure and reified in Kotlin
Due to type erasure, we cannot access type information of generic methods at runtime. Unless we use the reified keyword inside an inline method.
FastAndFaster and dynamic code generation
FastAndFaster is a library to create objects and invoke their methods using dynamic code generation. Its performance is very close to static C# code.
Kluent – FluentAssertions for Kotlin
A unit test not only needs to be correct but also needs to be readable. With Kluent, we can write assertions that sound like natural language.
Datetime error with .NET 6 and PostgreSQL
While upgrading a project to .NET 6, I ran into an datetime issue with the latest npgsql efcore provider. Today, we will look at the cause and try to fix it.
Use SecureString to store secrets in C#
If we store passwords in string objects, we cannot control when the corresponding memory is reclaimed. The SecureString type can partially solve this issue.
How does AutoFixture create test data?
I frequently use the AutoFixture library to generate test data for my unit tests. Today, we will checkout the way it generates bool, enum, and int type.
Mock IHttpClientFactory for unit testing
Writing unit tests for the IHttpClientFactory interface is not that straightforward. Today, we will explore two different ways to solve this problem.
FakeItEasy Ignored might be harmful
FakeItEasy is my favorite library to create mock objects for unit tests in C#. One of its features, the `Ignored` property, can be harmful if used improperly.
Codecs error handling with register_error
Python supports built-in handlers to cope with encoding errors. Not only that, we can also define our own handlers and register them with the codecs module.
All about ValueTuple field names in C#
Naming fields in ValueTuple is not a ground-breaking feature. After all, it is just syntactic sugar. But have you ever wondered how that feature is implemented?