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GeneralRe: Can you teach programming with plywood? Pin
ledtech310-Dec-13 12:18
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PIEBALDconsult10-Dec-13 14:32
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Dan Neely11-Dec-13 2:48
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NewsAnnouncing Scala.js v0.1 Pin
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NewsProbable C# 6.0 features illustrated Pin
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LloydA11110-Dec-13 14:28
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Sentenryu10-Dec-13 22:56
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Dan Neely11-Dec-13 2:47
Dan Neely11-Dec-13 2:47 
I'm a bit meh on the syntax, I'd've preferred something like:

C#
var bestValue = points.FirstOrDefault().X ??? -1;


Where the ??? operator would handle a null at any point in the object tree; but the option they chose is a bit more flexible and I suppose there are some cases where in A.B.C if B is null you might want a different behavior than if A or C are. Can't think of any, but I'm sure they exist.
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GeneralRe: Probable C# 6.0 features illustrated Pin
Sentenryu11-Dec-13 5:03
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Dan Neely11-Dec-13 5:12
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Sentenryu11-Dec-13 5:44
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Sentenryu11-Dec-13 22:37
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NewsThe stats don't lie: Windows 8.1 seriously underperforming compared to Windows 7 Pin
Kent Sharkey10-Dec-13 9:50
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Dan Neely11-Dec-13 2:54
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News'Execudus' in Redmond: Top Microsoft execs get out Pin
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Dan Neely11-Dec-13 2:58
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Kent Sharkey11-Dec-13 5:43
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NewsSamsung's Big Developer Push For Galaxy-Specific Multiscreen Apps Pin
Christopher Shields10-Dec-13 9:30
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Newsnull Considered Harmful Pin
Kent Sharkey10-Dec-13 9:19
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PIEBALDconsult10-Dec-13 14:04
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Rob Grainger10-Dec-13 22:48
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