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The IComparable interface lets you create objects that know how to sort themselves correctly. This interface also provides an example of a high-level strategy for building and extending your classes.

Java interfaces are different from classes, and it’s important to know how to use their special properties in your Java programs. This tutorial introduces the difference between classes and interfaces ...

Extension methods provide a great way for extending a class functionality -- but it's interfaces that let you use those methods anywhere you want. Extension methods let you add functionality to an ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To fully understand the benefits and how lambda expressions provide code conciseness and ...

The state of California has finally taken notice of several universities’ inadequate sexual assault and sexual harassment policies. UCLA was among four California schools that received recommendations ...

All of the default STL implementations in Visual Studio use the heap to back its container classes (i.e. vector, map, list, etc). How can I go about using something else to back them, like a file?

Take advantage of custom exception classes to extend error handling or add meaningful information to the errors thrown by your .Net applications An exception is an ...