Chris Miller

I am a Microsoft MVP, a Pluralsight Author, a Xamarin Certified Mobile Developer for iOS and Android, and the leader of the Tech Valley .NET User Group.

Recent Posts

RE: Thread-safe Format

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Oh, the joy of writing multiple threaded applications. I like this little tip that will keep string formatting calls from stepping over each other.

RE: Strings are immutable

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Sahil has a good post that explains why you should use StringBuilder to concatenate strings instead of just doing “string a” + “string b”

RE: Great List of Free Windows Software

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I’ve always wanted to maintain one of these, but don’t have the time… this one looks great though. http://shsc.info/UsefulWindowsSoftware

String formatting in C#

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Here’s a handy link to formatting strings in C#, courtesy of Steve Tibbett’s blog.