It’s time to get serious about improving your programming skills. Let’s do it!

That’s an easy career improvement goal to give oneself, but “become a kick-$!! programmer” is not a simple goal. For one thing, saying, “I want to get better” assumes that you recognize what “better” looks like. Plus, too many people aim for improvement without any sense of how to get there. 

In any good programming reference, you will read that a developer has to document his code, not only for him/herself, but also for the person who, ten years later will be asked to maintain it. This would, of course, be made easier thanks to a good documentation of existing code. 

, What Every JavaScript Developer Should Know About ECMAScript 2015 is the book I'd like to read about the new features in the JavaScript language. The book isn't a reference manual or an exhaustive list of everything in the ES2015 specification. Instead, I purposefully selected what I think are the important features we will use in everyday programming.  

public class Customer
{
    public int Id { set; get; }
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string Bio { get; set; }
 
    public virtual ICollection<Order> Orders { get; set; }
 
    [Computed]
    [NotMapped]
    public string FullName
    {
        get { return FirstName + ' ' + LastName; }
    }
}

public class Order
{
    public int Id { set; get; }
    public string OrderNo { get; set; }
    public DateTime PurchaseDate { get; set; }
    public bool ShipToHomeAddress { get; set; }
 
    public virtual ICollection<OrderItem> OrderItems { get; set; }
 
    [ForeignKey("CustomerId")]
    public virtual Customer Customer { get; set; }
    public int CustomerId { get; set; }
 
    [Computed]
    [NotMapped]
    public decimal Total
    {
        get { return OrderItems.Sum(x => x.TotalPrice); }
    }
}

public class OrderItem
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public decimal Price { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Quantity { get; set; }
 
    [ForeignKey("OrderId")]
    public virtual Order Order { get; set; }
    public int OrderId { get; set; }
 
    [Computed]
    [NotMapped]
    public decimal TotalPrice
    {
        get { return Price * Quantity; }
    }
}

public class CustomerViewModel
{
    public string Bio { get; set; }
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Customer, CustomerViewModel>()
   .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(entity => entity.FullName))
   .ForMember(dest => dest.Bio, opt => opt.MapFrom(entity => entity.Bio ?? "N/A"));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewCustomers = context.Customers
        .Project()
        .To<CustomerViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewCustomers = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Customer>, IEnumerable<CustomerViewModel>>(dbCustomers);
    foreach (var customer in viewCustomers)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", customer.CustomerName, customer.Bio);
    }
}

public class OrderViewModel
{
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
    public decimal Total { get; set; }
    public string OrderNumber { get; set; }
    public IEnumerable<OrderItemsViewModel> OrderItems { get; set; }
}

public class OrderItemsViewModel
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Quantity { get; set; }
    public decimal Price { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderViewModel>()
  .ForMember(dest => dest.OrderNumber, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.OrderNo))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrders = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrders = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Order>, IEnumerable<OrderViewModel>>(dbOrders);
    foreach (var order in viewOrders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1} - {2}", order.OrderNumber, order.CustomerName, order.Total);
    }
}

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrders = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrders = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Order>, IEnumerable<OrderViewModel>>(dbOrders);
    foreach (var order in viewOrders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1} - {2}", order.OrderNumber, order.CustomerName, order.Total);
        foreach (var item in order.OrderItems)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("({0}) {1} - {2}", item.Quantity, item.Name, item.Price);
        }
    }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderViewModel>()
  .ForMember(dest => dest.OrderNumber, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.OrderNo))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.OrderItems, opt => opt.Ignore())
  .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

public class OrderDateViewModel
{
    public int PurchaseHour { get; set; }
    public int PurchaseMinute { get; set; }
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderDateViewModel>()
  .ForMember(dest => dest.PurchaseHour, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.PurchaseDate.Hour))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.PurchaseMinute, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.PurchaseDate.Minute))
  .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrder = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderDateViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .FirstOrDefault();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrder = Mapper.Map<Order, OrderDateViewModel>(dbOrder);
 
    if (viewOrder != null)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0}, {1}:{2}", viewOrder.CustomerName, viewOrder.PurchaseHour, viewOrder.PurchaseMinute);
    }
}

public class OrderShipViewModel
{
    public string ShipHome { get; set; }
    public string CustomerName { get; set; }
}

this.CreateMap<Order, OrderShipViewModel>()
   .ForMember(dest => dest.ShipHome, opt => opt.MapFrom(src=>src.ShipToHomeAddress? "Yes": "No"))
   .ForMember(dest => dest.CustomerName, opt => opt.MapFrom(src => src.Customer.FullName));

using (var context = new MyContext())
{
    var viewOrders = context.Orders
        .Project()
        .To<OrderShipViewModel>()
        .Decompile()
        .ToList();
    // don't use
    // var viewOrders = Mapper.Map<IEnumerable<Order>, IEnumerable<OrderShipViewModel>>(dbOrders);
    foreach (var order in viewOrders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", order.CustomerName, order.ShipHome);
    }
}

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