C# Language Features by Versions
This page contains all the features introduced to C# with a link to all the proposals and documentation.
This is a great way to find out if you are missing out on new features that can make your developer life easier. 

C# can be developed and run on more and more platforms, and thanks to the "Roslyn" language engine you can increasingly make your own tooling for it. C# 7 embraces several new features for working better with data, such as tuples and pattern matching. Come see how you can start using C# 7 today! 

The C# language itself has changed little in version 6, the main importance of the release being the introduction of the Roslyn .NET Compiler Platform. However the New features and improvements that have been made to C# are welcome because they are aimed at aiding productivity. Paulo Morgado explains what they are, and how to use them. 

Data fetching for React applications

Relay is a new framework from Facebook that provides data-fetching functionality for React applications. It was announced at React.js Conf (January 2015).

What is GraphQL? 

GraphQL is a data querying language designed to describe the complex, nested data dependencies of modern applications. It's been in production use in Facebook's native apps for several years. 

_identityVerifier.Initialize();
var isValidIdentity = _identityVerifier.Validate(
     application.Applicant.Name, application.Applicant.Age, application.Applicant.Address);

_creditScorer.CalculateScore(application.Applicant.Name, application.Applicant.Address);
if (_creditScorer.Score < MinimumCreditScore)
{
    return application.IsAccepted;
}

namespace Loans.Services.Contracts
{
    public interface ICreditScorer
    {
        int Score { get; }

        void CalculateScore(string applicantName, string applicantAddress);
    }
}

var mockCreditScorer = new Mock<ICreditScorer>();
mockCreditScorer.Setup(x => x.Score).Returns(110_000);

namespace Loans.Models
{
    public class ScoreResult
    {
        public ScoreValue ScoreValue { get; }
    }

    public class ScoreValue
    {
        public int Score { get; }
    }
}

using Loans.Models;

namespace Loans.Services.Contracts
{
    public interface ICreditScorer
    {
        int Score { get; }

        void CalculateScore(string applicantName, string applicantAddress);
        
        ScoreResult ScoreResult { get; }
    }
}

//if (_creditScorer.Score < MinimumCreditScore)
if (_creditScorer.ScoreResult.ScoreValue.Score < MinimumCreditScore)

var mockCreditScorer = new Mock<ICreditScorer>();
mockCreditScorer.Setup(x => x.Score).Returns(110_000);

var mockScoreValue = new Mock<ScoreValue>();
mockScoreValue.Setup(x => x.Score).Returns(110_000);

var mockScoreResult = new Mock<ScoreResult>();
mockScoreResult.Setup(x => x.ScoreValue).Returns(mockScoreValue.Object);

mockCreditScorer.Setup(x => x.ScoreResult).Returns(mockScoreResult.Object);

Test method Loans.Tests.LoanApplicationProcessorShould.Accept threw exception:
System.NotSupportedException: Unsupported expression: x => x.Score
Non-overridable members (here: ScoreValue.get_Score) may not be used in setup / verification expressions.

namespace Loans.Models
{
    public class ScoreResult
    {
        public virtual ScoreValue ScoreValue { get; }
    }

    public class ScoreValue
    {
        public virtual int Score { get; }
    }
}

mockCreditScorer.Setup(x => x.ScoreResult.ScoreValue.Score).Returns(110_000);

var mockCreditScorer = new Mock<ICreditScorer> { DefaultValue = DefaultValue.Mock };

using Loans.Models;

namespace Loans.Services.Contracts
{
    public interface ICreditScorer
    {
        int Score { get; }

        void CalculateScore(string applicantName, string applicantAddress);
        
        ScoreResult ScoreResult { get; }
        
        int Count { get; set; }
    }
}

_creditScorer.CalculateScore(application.Applicant.Name, application.Applicant.Address);
_creditScorer.Count++;

Assert.AreEqual(1, mockCreditScorer.Object.Count);

mockCreditScorer.SetupProperty(x => x.Count);

mockCreditScorer.SetupProperty(x => x.Count, 10);

mockCreditScorer.SetupAllProperties();

dynamic excel = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetTypeFromProgID("Excel.Application", true));
excel.Visible = true;
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to close Excel.");
Console.ReadLine();
excel.Quit();

 System.__ComObject does not contain a definition for 'Visible'

using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
// ...
var excel = new Excel.Application();
excel.Visible = true;
Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to close Excel.");
Console.ReadLine();
excel.Quit();

  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="Interop.WIA">
      <HintPath>..\DNTScanner.Core.TypeLibrary\bin\Debug\Interop.WIA.dll</HintPath>
      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(TargetFramework)' == 'net40' ">
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netstandard2.0'">
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" Version="4.5.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>
  
  <!--
    The following 'COMReference' items were copied from a .NET Framework project.
    They were added by using the Visual Studio COM References window. 
    See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/managing-references-in-a-project?view=vs-2017.
    Observe the 'EmbedInteropTypes' tag value.
    See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/common-msbuild-project-items?view=vs-2017#comreference
  -->
  <ItemGroup>
    <COMReference Include="Microsoft.Office.Core">
      <Guid>{2DF8D04C-5BFA-101B-BDE5-00AA0044DE52}</Guid>
      <VersionMajor>2</VersionMajor>
      <VersionMinor>8</VersionMinor>
      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
      <WrapperTool>primary</WrapperTool>
      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
    </COMReference>
    <COMReference Include="Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel">
      <Guid>{00020813-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}</Guid>
      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
      <VersionMinor>9</VersionMinor>
      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
      <WrapperTool>primary</WrapperTool>
      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
    </COMReference>
    <COMReference Include="VBIDE">
      <Guid>{0002E157-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}</Guid>
      <VersionMajor>5</VersionMajor>
      <VersionMinor>3</VersionMinor>
      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
      <WrapperTool>primary</WrapperTool>
      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
    </COMReference>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>