reference-source – Tarik Billa

Cannot step into .NET framework source code

December 26, 2023 by Tarik

and have a .NET 4.5.2 project The version number is your problem. It is a general problem with the Reference Source, Microsoft does not keep it updated well enough to supply source for new framework versions. And more troubling, for security and stability updates. The guys that worked on this are well aware of this … Read more

What does —-s mean in the context of StringBuilder.ToString()?

September 8, 2023 by Tarik

The source code for the published Reference Source is pushed through a filter that removes objectionable content from the source. Verboten words are one, Microsoft programmers use profanity in their comments. So are the names of devs, Microsoft wants to hide their identity. Such a word or name is substituted by dashes. In this case … Read more