What is new in C♯ 6?

Agenda

Roslyn

Open Source

What Roslyn Brings?

C♯ 6Indexed Members

Auto-Properties with Initializers

Static Using Statements

Await/Async + Exceptions

Exception Filtering

Null Propagation

Nameof expressions

Expression Bodied Members

String Interpolation

Roslyn

Old

Compiler

(C++)

Roslyn

Roslyn(Syntax Tree)

Roslyn(Compiler API)

Open Source

https://github.com/dotnet/roslynCelebrated it’s 1st year of open source on the 14th April 2015

Apache 2.0 License

.NET Foundation

Builds for Linux!

C♯

What Roslyn Brings?

Easier to add new stuff to C# in future

Building extensions becomes trivial thus more from MS & 3rd parties

Compatible or faster build times

One compiler to rule them all!

Ability to embed C# into your app (ala JavaScript eval)

VB?

Already Exists

Auto-properties

Exception filters

Using Static

VB Also getting

Read only auto-properties

Null Propagation

String interpolation

NameOf

VB NOT getting*

Dictionary Initializer

Await in try/catch

Expression Bodied members

VB Only*

NoPartial Modules

Year first date literals

Lint continuation comments

TypeOf IsNot

*For this release – may change in future releases

Plus more for C# & VB still under review/development

Review

Roslyn

Open Source

What Roslyn Brings?

C♯ 6Indexed Members

Auto-Properties with Initializers

Static Using Statements

Await/Async + Exceptions

Exception Filtering

Null Propagation

Nameof expressions

Expression Bodied Members

String Interpolation

Thank you

github.com/rmaclean/sharpsharpwithcsharp6

@rmaclean | www.sadev.co.za