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C#

Modern .NET examples for everyday application development, file handling, JSON and WinForms utilities.

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Useful VB.NET patterns for existing .NET Framework applications without pretending legacy code stopped existing.

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SQL Server queries ranging from everyday joins to CTEs, window functions, deduplication and data analysis.

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Quick Reference

C# — foreach loop

List<string> Names = new List<string> { "Jeff", "Zoey", "Emily" };

foreach (string Name in Names)
{
    Console.WriteLine(Name);
}

VB.NET — For Each loop

Dim Names As New List(Of String) From {"Jeff", "Zoey", "Emily"}

For Each Name As String In Names
    Console.WriteLine(Name)
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