var integerArray = new int[3];
var lastItem = integerArray[integerArray.Length - 1];

var integerList = integerArray.ToList();
integerList.Last();

var secondToLast = integerArray[integerArray.Length - 2];

var lastItem = integerArray[^1];

var words = new string[]
{
                // index from start    index from end
    "The",      // 0                   ^9
    "quick",    // 1                   ^8
    "brown",    // 2                   ^7
    "fox",      // 3                   ^6
    "jumped",   // 4                   ^5
    "over",     // 5                   ^4
    "the",      // 6                   ^3
    "lazy",     // 7                   ^2
    "dog"       // 8                   ^1
};              // 9 (or words.Length) ^0

Console.WriteLine($"The last word is {words[words.Length - 1]}");

var index = new Index(value: 1, fromEnd: true);
Index indexStruct = ^1;
var indexShortHand = ^1;

int[] a = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 };
Console.WriteLine(a[a.Length – 2]); // will write 8 on console.
Console.WriteLine(a[^2]); // will write 8 on console.

Index i5 = 5;
Console.WriteLine(a[i5]);        //will write 5 on console.

Index i2fromEnd = ^2;
Console.WriteLine(a[i2fromEnd]); // will write 8 on console.

var numbers = Enumerable.Range(1, 10).ToArray();

var (start, end) = (1, 7); 
var length = end - start; 

// Using LINQ 
var subset1 = numbers.Skip(start).Take(length);
 
// Or using Array.Copy 
var subset2 = new int[length];
Array.Copy(numbers, start, subset2, 0, length);

var myArray = new string[] { "Item1", "Item2", "Item3", "Item4", "Item5" };

 var fromIndexToX = myArray[1..3]; // = [Item2, Item3]

var fromIndexToXFromTheEnd = myArray[1..^1]; // = [ "Item2", "Item3", "Item4" ]

var fromAnIndexToTheEnd = myArray[1..]; // = [ "Item2", "Item3", "Item4", "Item5" ]

 var fromTheStartToAnIndex = myArray[..3]; // = [ "Item1", "Item2", "Item3" ]

 var entireRange = myArray[..]; // = [ "Item1", "Item2", "Item3", "Item4", "Item5" ]

var myArray = new string[] { "Item1", "Item2", "Item3", "Item4", "Item5" };
for (int i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
{
  Console.WriteLine(myArray[i]);
}

foreach (var item in myArray[1..4]) // = [ "Item2", "Item3", "Item4" ]
{
  Console.WriteLine(item);
}

using System;
using System.Linq;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    class Program
    {
        private static readonly int[] _numbers = Enumerable.Range(1, 10).ToArray();

        static void Main()
        {
            var skip2CharactersAndTake2Characters = _numbers[2..4]; // صرفنظر کردن از دو عنصر اول و سپس انتخاب دو عنصر
            var skipFirstAndLastCharacter = _numbers[1..^1]; // صرفنظر کردن از دو عنصر اول و آخر
            var last3Characters = _numbers[^3..]; // انتخاب بازه‌ای شامل سه عنصر آخر
            var first4Characters = _numbers[0..4]; // دریافت بازه‌ای از 4 عنصر اول
            var rangeStartFrom2 = _numbers[2..]; // دریافت بازه‌ای شروع شده از المان دوم تا آخر
            var skipLast3Characters = _numbers[..^3]; // صرفنظر کردن از سه المان آخر
            var rangeAll = _numbers[..]; // انتخاب کل بازه
        }
    }
}

var range = new Range(1, 4);
Range rangeStruct = 1..4;
var rangeShortHand = 1..4;

using System;
using System.Linq;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    class Program
    {
        private static readonly int[] _numbers = Enumerable.Range(1, 10).ToArray();
        static void Print(Range range) => Console.WriteLine($"{range} => {string.Join(", ", _numbers[range])}");

        static void Main()
        {
            Print(1..3); // 1..3 => 2, 3
            Print(..3);      // 0..3 => 1, 2, 3
            Print(3..);      // 3..^0 => 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
            Print(1..^1);    // 1..^1 => 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
            Print(^2..^1);   // ^2..^1 => 9
        }
    }
}

Console.WriteLine("123456789"[1..4]); // Would output 234

var helloWorldStr = "Hello, World!";

var hello = helloWorldStr[..5];
Console.WriteLine(hello); // Output: Hello

var world = helloWorldStr[7..];
Console.WriteLine(world); // Output: World!

var world2 = helloWorldStr[^6..]; // Take the last 6 characters
Console.WriteLine(world); // Output: World!

var arr = (new[] { 1, 4, 8, 11, 19, 31 }).AsSpan();
var range = arr[2..5];

ref int elt1 = ref range[1];
elt1 = -1;

int copiedElement = range[2];
copiedElement = -2;

Console.WriteLine($"range[1]: {range[1]}, range[2]: {range[2]}"); // output: range[1]: -1, range[2]: 19
Console.WriteLine($"arr[3]: {arr[3]}, arr[4]: {arr[4]}"); // output: arr[3]: -1, arr[4]: 19

    public enum Rainbow
    {
        Red,
        Orange,
        Yellow,
        Green,
        Blue,
        Indigo,
        Violet
    }

    class RGBColor
    {
        internal byte Red { get; }
        internal byte Green { get; }
        internal byte Blue { get; }

        internal RGBColor(byte red, byte green, byte blue)
        {
            Red = red;
            Green = green;
            Blue = blue;
        }

        public override string ToString() => $"rgb({Red}, {Green}, {Blue})";
    }

        internal static RGBColor FromRainbow(Rainbow rainbowBolor)
        {
            switch (rainbowBolor)
            {
                case Rainbow.Red:
                    return new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Orange:
                    return new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x7F, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Yellow:
                    return new RGBColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Green:
                    return new RGBColor(0x00, 0xFF, 0x00);
                case Rainbow.Blue:
                    return new RGBColor(0x00, 0x00, 0xFF);
                case Rainbow.Indigo:
                    return new RGBColor(0x4B, 0x00, 0x82);
                case Rainbow.Violet:
                    return new RGBColor(0x94, 0x00, 0xD3);
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException(message: "invalid enum value", paramName: nameof(rainbowBolor));
            };
        }

        internal static RGBColor TasteTheRainbow(Rainbow rainbowColor) =>
            rainbowColor switch
        {
            Rainbow.Red => new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x00, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Orange => new RGBColor(0xFF, 0x7F, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Yellow => new RGBColor(0xFF, 0xFF, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Green => new RGBColor(0x00, 0xFF, 0x00),
            Rainbow.Blue => new RGBColor(0x00, 0x00, 0xFF),
            Rainbow.Indigo => new RGBColor(0x4B, 0x00, 0x82),
            Rainbow.Violet => new RGBColor(0x94, 0x00, 0xD3),
            _ => throw new ArgumentException(message: "invalid enum value", paramName: nameof(rainbowColor)),
        };

var operation = "+";
int a = 1, b = 2;
var result = operation switch
{
   "+" => a + b,
   "-" => a - b,
   "/" => a / b,
     _ => throw new NotSupportedException()
};

    class Address
    {
        public string AddressLine1 { get; set; }
        public string AddressLine2 { get; set; }
        public string City { get; set; }
        public string State { get; set; }
        public string PostalCode { get; set; }
        public string CountryRegion { get; set; }
    }

    static class PropertyPatterns
    {
        internal static decimal ComputeSalesTax(
            Address location,
            decimal salePrice) =>
            location switch
        {
            { State: "Fars" } => salePrice * 0.06m,
            { State: "Tehran", City: "Tehran" } => salePrice * 0.056m,

            // Other cases removed for brevity...
            _ => 0M
        };
    }

    static class TuplePatterns
    {
        internal static string RockPaperScissors(
            string first,
            string second)
            => (first, second) switch
        {
            ("rock", "paper") => "Rock is covered by Paper. Paper wins!",
            ("rock", "scissors") => "Rock breaks Scissors. Rock wins!",
            ("paper", "rock") => "Paper covers Rock. Paper wins!",
            ("paper", "scissors") => "Paper is cut by Scissors. Scissors wins!",
            ("scissors", "rock") => "Scissors is broken by Rock. Rock wins!",
            ("scissors", "paper") => "Scissors cuts Paper. Scissors wins!",
            (_, _) => "tie"
        };
    }

    class Shape
    {
        protected internal double Height { get; }
        protected internal double Length { get; }

        protected Shape(double height = 0, double length = 0)
        {
            Height = height;
            Length = length;
        }
    }

    class Circle : Shape
    {
        internal double Radius => Height / 2;
        internal double Diameter => Radius * 2;
        internal double Circumference => 2 * Math.PI * Radius;

        internal Circle(double height = 10, double length = 10)
            : base(height, length) { }
    }

    class Rectangle : Shape
    {
        internal bool IsSquare => Height == Length;

        internal Rectangle(double height = 10, double length = 10)
            : base(height, length) { }
    }

    static class ObjectPatterns
    {
        internal static string ShapeDetails(this Shape shape)
            => shape switch
        {
            Circle c => $"circle with (C): {c.Circumference}",
            Rectangle s when s.IsSquare => $"L:{s.Length} H:{s.Height}, square",
            Rectangle r => $"L:{r.Length} H:{r.Height}, rectangle",
            _ => "Unknown shape!" // Discard
        };
    }

    class Point
    {
        public int X { get; }

        public int Y { get; }

        public Point(int x, int y) => (X, Y) = (x, y);

        public void Deconstruct(out int x, out int y) => (x, y) = (X, Y);
    }

    enum Quadrant
    {
        Unknown,
        Origin,
        One,
        Two,
        Three,
        Four,
        OnBorder
    }

    static class PositionalPatterns
    {
        internal static Quadrant AsQuadrant(Point point) => point switch
        {
            (0, 0) => Quadrant.Origin,
            var (x, y) when x > 0 && y > 0 => Quadrant.One,
            var (x, y) when x < 0 && y > 0 => Quadrant.Two,
            var (x, y) when x < 0 && y < 0 => Quadrant.Three,
            var (x, y) when x > 0 && y < 0 => Quadrant.Four,
            (_, _) => Quadrant.OnBorder, // Either are 0, but not both
            _ => Quadrant.Unknown
        };
    }

interface ILogger
{
    void Log(string message);
}

class ConsoleLogger : ILogger
{
    public void Log(string message)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(message);
    }
}

interface ILogger
{
    void Log(string message);
    void Log(Exception exception) => Console.WriteLine(exception);
}

    interface IDeveloper
    {
        void LearnNewLanguage(string language, DateTime dueDate);

        void LearnNewLanguage(string language)
        {
            // default implementation
            LearnNewLanguage(language, DateTime.Now.AddMonths(6));
        }
    }

    class BackendDev : IDeveloper // compiles OK
    {
        public void LearnNewLanguage(string language, DateTime dueDate)
        {
            // Learning new language...
        }
    }

IDeveloper dev1 = new BackendDev();
dev1.LearnNewLanguage("Rust");

var dev2 = new BackendDev();
dev2.LearnNewLanguage("Rust");
 

 There is no argument given that corresponds to the required formal parameter 'dueDate' of 'BackendDev.LearnNewLanguage(string, DateTime)' (CS7036) [ConsoleApp]

using System;

namespace ConsoleApp
{
    public interface IDev
    {
        void LearnNewLanguage(string language) => Console.Write($"Learning {language} in a default way.");
    }

    public interface IBackendDev : IDev
    {
        void LearnNewLanguage(string language) => Console.Write($"Learning {language} in a backend way.");
    }

    public interface IFrontendDev : IDev
    {
        void LearnNewLanguage(string language) => Console.Write($"Learning {language} in a frontend way.");
    }

    public interface IFullStackDev : IBackendDev, IFrontendDev { }

    public class Dev : IFullStackDev { }
}

IFullStackDev dev = new Dev();
dev.LearnNewLanguage("TypeScript");

The call is ambiguous between the following methods or properties: 'IBackendDev.LearnNewLanguage(string)' and 'IFrontendDev.LearnNewLanguage(string)' (CS0121)

namespace MyNamespace
{
    public interface IMyInterface
    {
        IList<int> Values { get; set; }
    }

    public static class MyInterfaceExtensions
    {
        public static int CountGreaterThan(this IMyInterface myInterface, int threshold)
        {
            return myInterface.Values?.Where(p => p > threshold).Count() ?? 0;
        }
    }
}

var myImplementation = new MyInterfaceImplementation();
// Note that there's no typecast to IMyInterface required
var countGreaterThanFive = myImplementation.CountGreaterThan(5);

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
    <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
    <NullableContextOptions>enable</NullableContextOptions>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

CS8632: The annotation for nullable reference types should only be used in code within a ‘#nullable’ context.
CS8627: A nullable type parameter must be known to be a value-type or non-nullable reference type. Consider adding a ‘class’, ‘struct’ or type constraint.

<PropertyGroup>
  <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion>
  <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
</PropertyGroup>

    public class Person
    {
        public string FirstName { get; set; }

        public string MiddleName { get; set; }

        public string LastName { get; set; }

        public Person(string first, string last) =>
            (FirstName, LastName) = (first, last);

        public Person(string first, string middle, string last) =>
            (FirstName, MiddleName, LastName) = (first, middle, last);

        public override string ToString() => $"{FirstName} {MiddleName} {LastName}";
    }

public string? MiddleName { get; set; }

    public static class NullableReferenceTypes
    {
        //#nullable enable // Toggle to enable

        public static string Exemplify()
        {
            var vahid = new Person("Vahid", "N");
            var length = GetLengthOfMiddleName(vahid);

            return $"{vahid.FirstName}'s middle name has {length} characters in it.";

            static int GetLengthOfMiddleName(Person person)
            {
                string middleName = person.MiddleName;
                return middleName.Length;
            }
        }
    }

var middleName = person.MiddleName;

static int GetLengthOfMiddleName(Person person)
{
   var middleName = person.MiddleName;
   return middleName?.Length ?? 0;
}

public static class NullableReferenceTypes
{
#nullable disable // Toggle to enable

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
    <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion>
    <NullableContextOptions>enable</NullableContextOptions>
    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

<WarningsAsErrors>CS8600;CS8602;CS8603</WarningsAsErrors>

string name = null; // ERROR
string? name = null; // OK!

public class Person
{
    public Address? Address { get; set; };
    public string Country => Address?.Country;   // ERROR! 
}

public class Person
{
    public Address? Address { get; set; };
    public string? Country => Address?.Country;  // OK!
}

var node = this; // Initialize non-nullable variable
while (node != null)
{
   node = null; // ERROR!
}

Node? node = this;   // Initialize nullable variable
while (node != null) {
   node = null; // OK!
}

public class Person
{
   public string Name { get; set; } // ERROR!
}

public class Person
{
   public string? Name { get; set; }
}

public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public Person(string name) {
        Name = name ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(name));
    }
}
 

public class Person
{
   public string Name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
   // -or-
   public string Name { get; set; } = "";
}

String.Empty
Array.Empty<T>()
Enumerable.Empty<T>()

public class Person
{
   public Address Address { get; set; } = new Address();
}

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk"> 
   <PropertyGroup> 
      <OutputType>Exe</OutputType> 
      <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework> 
      <LangVersion>preview</LangVersion> 
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk"> 
   <PropertyGroup> 
      <OutputType>Exe</OutputType> 
      <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework> 
      <LangVersion>8.0</LangVersion> 
   </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

> dotnet --list-sdks

> dotnet new globaljson --sdk-version 2.2.300
> type global.json

If you are updating to EF Core 8, consider using the daily builds, or wait for the 31 fixes coming in 8.0.2 in Februrary 2024 

Real multithreading (on supported browsers) 

In this blog post I’m going to talk about our .NET 8.0 GC feature called DATAS (Dynamic Adaptation To Application Sizes).