public class WrongSingleton
    {
        static WrongSingleton _instance;

        WrongSingleton()
        {
        }

        public static WrongSingleton Instance
        {
            get { return _instance ?? (_instance = new WrongSingleton()); }
        }
    }

    public class Container
    {
        // ...
    }

    public static class ObjectFactory
    {
        private static readonly Lazy<Container> _containerBuilder =
            new Lazy<Container>(defaultContainer, LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication);

        public static Container Container
        {
            get { return _containerBuilder.Value; }
        }

        private static Container defaultContainer()
        {
            return new Container();
        }
    }

    public sealed class LazySingleton
    {
        private static readonly Lazy<LazySingleton> _instance =
            new Lazy<LazySingleton>(() => new LazySingleton(), LazyThreadSafetyMode.ExecutionAndPublication);

        private LazySingleton()
        {
        }

        public static LazySingleton Instance
        {
            get { return _instance.Value; }
        }
    }

 PM> install-package AvalonEdit

<Window x:Class="SyntaxHighlighter.MainWindow"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
   xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
   xmlns:avalonEdit="http://icsharpcode.net/sharpdevelop/avalonedit"
   Title="MainWindow" Height="401" Width="617">
  <Grid>
<avalonEdit:TextEditor  
    Name="txtCode"
    SyntaxHighlighting="C#"
  FontFamily="Consolas"
  FontSize="10pt"/>   
  </Grid>
</Window>

using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows;
using System.Xml;
using ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit;
using ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.Highlighting;
using ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.Highlighting.Xshd;

namespace AvalonEditWpfTest.Controls
{
    public class BindableAvalonTextEditor : TextEditor
    {
        public static readonly DependencyProperty BoundTextProperty =
            DependencyProperty.Register("BoundText",
                typeof(string),
                typeof(BindableAvalonTextEditor),
                new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(default(string), propertyChangedCallback));
 
        public static string GetBoundText(DependencyObject obj)
        {
            return (string)obj.GetValue(BoundTextProperty);
        }

        public static void SetBoundText(DependencyObject obj, string value)
        {
            obj.SetValue(BoundTextProperty, value);
        }

        protected override void OnTextChanged(EventArgs e)
        {
            SetCurrentValue(BoundTextProperty, Text);
            base.OnTextChanged(e);
        }

        private static void propertyChangedCallback(DependencyObject obj,
                                    DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            var target = (BindableAvalonTextEditor)obj;
            var value = args.NewValue;
            if (value == null)
                return;

            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(target.Text) ||
                !target.Text.Equals(args.NewValue.ToString()))
            {
                target.Text = args.NewValue.ToString();
            }
        }
    }
}

<Window x:Class="AvalonEditWpfTest.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:viewModels="clr-namespace:AvalonEditTests.ViewModels"
        xmlns:controls="clr-namespace:AvalonEditWpfTest.Controls"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
    <Window.Resources>
        <viewModels:MainWindowViewModel x:Key="MainWindowViewModel"/>
    </Window.Resources>
    <Grid DataContext="{Binding Source={StaticResource MainWindowViewModel}}">
        <controls:BindableAvalonTextEditor
                BoundText="{Binding SourceCode, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
                        WordWrap="True"
                        ShowLineNumbers="True"
                        LineNumbersForeground="MediumSlateBlue"
                        FontFamily="Consolas"
                        VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                        Margin="3"          
                        HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
                        FontSize="10pt"/>
    </Grid>
</Window>

        private static IHighlightingDefinition getHighlightingDefinition(string resourceName)
        {
            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(resourceName))
                throw new NullReferenceException("Please specify SyntaxHighlightingResourceName.");

            using (var stream = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName))
            {
                if (stream == null)
                    throw new NullReferenceException(string.Format("{0} resource is null.", resourceName));

                using (var reader = new XmlTextReader(stream))
                {
                    return HighlightingLoader.Load(reader, HighlightingManager.Instance);
                }
            }
        }

 txtCode.SyntaxHighlighting = getHighlightingDefinition(resourceName);

using System;
using System.Collections.Concurrent;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Windows;
using System.Xml;
using ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit;
using ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.Highlighting;
using ICSharpCode.AvalonEdit.Highlighting.Xshd;

namespace AvalonEditWpfTest.Controls
{
    public class BindableAvalonTextEditor : TextEditor
    {
         public static readonly DependencyProperty SyntaxHighlightingResourceNameProperty =
           DependencyProperty.Register("SyntaxHighlightingResourceName",
               typeof(string),
               typeof(BindableAvalonTextEditor),
               new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(default(string), resourceNamePropertyChangedCallback));
 
        public static string GetSyntaxHighlightingResourceName(DependencyObject obj)
        {
            return (string)obj.GetValue(SyntaxHighlightingResourceNameProperty);
        }

        public static void SetSyntaxHighlightingResourceName(DependencyObject obj, string value)
        {
            obj.SetValue(SyntaxHighlightingResourceNameProperty, value);
        }

        private static void loadHighlighter(TextEditor @this, string resourceName)
        {
            if (@this.SyntaxHighlighting != null)
                return;

            @this.SyntaxHighlighting = getHighlightingDefinition(resourceName);
        }

        private static void resourceNamePropertyChangedCallback(DependencyObject obj,
                                            DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs args)
        {
            var target = (BindableAvalonTextEditor)obj;
            var value = args.NewValue;
            if (value == null)
                return;

            loadHighlighter(target, value.ToString());
        }
    }
}

   <controls:BindableAvalonTextEditor
SyntaxHighlightingResourceName = "AvalonEditWpfTest.Controls.sql-ce.xshd"
/>

• Smart support for C# 8.0 language features such as indices, ranges, and unmanaged generic structs, as well as many new quick-fixes, inspections, and context actions. 

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
       <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>

   <PropertyGroup>
      <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
       <!-- 
          <LangVersion>7.1</LangVersion>
        -->
   </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

Scaffold CustomTemplate Name Template

Scaffold CustomTemplate View Index

[DisplayName("Due Date")]
public DateTime? DueDate { set; get; }

// Describes the information about a property on the model
class ModelProperty {
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public string DisplayName { get; set; }
    public string ValueExpression { get; set; }
    public EnvDTE.CodeTypeRef Type { get; set; }
    public bool IsPrimaryKey { get; set; }
    public bool IsForeignKey { get; set; }
    public bool IsReadOnly { get; set; }
}

static string GetDisplayName(EnvDTE.CodeProperty prop)
{
  var displayAttr = prop.Attributes.OfType<EnvDTE80.CodeAttribute2>().Where(x => x.FullName == typeof(System.ComponentModel.DisplayNameAttribute).FullName).FirstOrDefault();
  if(displayAttr == null)
  {
    return prop.Name;
  }
  return displayAttr.Value.Replace("\"","");
}

results.Add(new ModelProperty {
Name = prop.Name,
DisplayName = GetDisplayName(prop), 
ValueExpression = "Model." + prop.Name,
Type = prop.Type,
IsPrimaryKey = Model.PrimaryKeyName == prop.Name,
IsForeignKey = ParentRelations.Any(x => x.RelationProperty == prop),
IsReadOnly = !prop.IsWriteable()
});

<#
List<ModelProperty> properties = GetModelProperties(Model.ViewDataType, true);
foreach (ModelProperty property in properties) {
    if (!property.IsPrimaryKey && !property.IsForeignKey) {
#>
        <th>
            <#= property.DisplayName #>
        </th>
<#
    }
}
#>

PM> Scaffold Controller -ModelType Task -ControllerName TasksController -DbContextType TasksDbContext -Repository -Force

 PM> Scaffold CustomTemplate Controller ControllerWithRepository

// If you are using Dependency Injection, you can delete the following constructor
        public <#= Model.ControllerName #>() : this(<#= String.Join(", ", Repositories.Values.Select(x => "new " + x.RepositoryTypeName + "()")) #>)
        {
        }

PM> Scaffold Controller -ModelType Task -ControllerName TasksController -DbContextType TasksDbContext -Repository -Force -ForceMode ControllerOnly

 Scaffold CustomScaffolder EFRepository

public class Rectangle
{
    public int Length { get; set; }
    public int Height { get; set; }

    public void Grow(int length, int height)
    {
        Length += length;
        Height += height;
    }
}

Rectangle r = new Rectangle();
r.Length = 5;
r.Height = 10;
r.Grow(10, 10);// r.Length is 15, r.Height is 20, same instance of r

// After
public class ImmutableRectangle
{
    int Length { get; }
    int Height { get; }

    public ImmutableRectangle(int length, int height)
    {
        Length = length;
        Height = height;
    }

    public ImmutableRectangle Grow(int length, int height) =>
          new ImmutableRectangle(Length + length, Height + height);
}

ImmutableRectangle r = new ImmutableRectangle(5, 10);
r = r.Grow(10, 10);// r.Length is 15, r.Height is 20, is a new instance of r

public static void Main()
{
    Console.WriteLine(GetSalutation(DateTime.Now.Hour));
}

// imparitive, mutates state to produce a result
/*public static string GetSalutation(int hour)
{
    string salutation; // placeholder value

    if (hour < 12)
        salutation = "Good Morning";
    else
        salutation = "Good Afternoon";

    return salutation; // return mutated variable
}*/

public static string GetSalutation(int hour) => hour < 12 ? "Good Morning" : "Good Afternoon";

public static int Count<TSource>(this IEnumerable<TSource> source, Func<TSource, bool> predicate)
{
    int count = 0;

    foreach (TSource element in source)
    {
        checked
        {
            if (predicate(element))
            {
                count++;
            }
        }
    }

    return count;
}

public static class Extensions
{
    public static Func<T, TReturn2> Compose<T, TReturn1, TReturn2>(this Func<TReturn1, TReturn2> func1, Func<T, TReturn1> func2)
    {
        return x => func1(func2(x));
    }
}

public class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Func<int, int> square = (x) => x * x;
        Func<int, int> negate = x => x * -1;
        Func<int, string> toString = s => s.ToString();
        Func<int, string> squareNegateThenToString = toString.Compose(negate).Compose(square);
        Console.WriteLine(squareNegateThenToString(2));
    }
}

string str = new StringBuilder()
  .Append("Hello ")
  .Append("World ")
  .ToString()
  .TrimEnd()
  .ToUpper();

public static class Extensions
{
    public static StringBuilder AppendWhen(this StringBuilder sb, string value, bool predicate) => predicate ? sb.Append(value) : sb;
}

public class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Extends the StringBuilder class to accept a predicate
        string htmlButton = new StringBuilder().Append("<button").AppendWhen(" disabled", false).Append(">Click me</button>").ToString();
    }
}

public static void Main()
{
    int[] a = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

    foreach (int n in GreaterThan(a, 3))
    {
        Console.WriteLine(n);
    }
}


/*public static IEnumerable<int> GreaterThan(int[] arr, int gt)
{
    List<int> temp = new List<int>();
    foreach (int n in arr)
    {
        if (n > gt) temp.Add(n);
    }
    return temp;
}*/

public static IEnumerable<int> GreaterThan(int[] arr, int gt)
{
    foreach (int n in arr)
    {
        if (n > gt) yield return n;
    }
}

List<int> collection = new List<int> { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };

// Imparative style of programming is verbose
List<int> results = new List<int>();

foreach(var num in collection)
{
  if (num % 2 != 0) results.Add(num);
}

// Declarative is terse and beautiful
var results = collection.Where(num => num % 2 != 0);

In this C# 8 tutorial, I am going to introduce a selection of currently planned features which will most probably end up in the final release. All of the C# 8 features are still early in development and are likely to change.