Originally published at https://allcoderthings.com/en/article/csharp-collections-list-dictionary-queue-stack In C#, collections are used to store multiple values dynamically and process them efficiently. Arrays have fixed size, but collections can grow and shrink as needed. This article covers List<T>, Dictionary<TKey,TValue> (and KeyValuePair<,>), SortedList<TKey,TValue>, Queue<T>, Stack<T>, Hash
Cuando una aplicación necesita leer un archivo, escribir en una conexión TCP o esperar datos de un disco, el kernel de Linux ofrece tradicionalmente dos caminos: bloquear el proceso hasta que la operación termine, o usar interfaces como epoll y Linux AIO para manejar múltiples operaciones concurrentes. Durante casi tres décadas, esas fueron las opciones dominantes. Pero desde la versión 5.1 del ke
Something shifted in the last ninety days. While the headlines talk about 1.9% tech growth, those of us in the trenches are seeing a different reality: The floor has been hit. We are no longer in the "automation at all costs" era. We have entered the era of Human-Led Resilience. The Reality of 27-Second Breakouts In my day job in public safety communications, "uptime" isn't a KPI; it's a lif
The Autonomous Paradox In 2026, we’ve moved past simple chatbots. We are building Production-Grade RAG pipelines and autonomous agents that can plan, execute, and iterate. But as an architect, I’ve noticed a glaring hole in our "Agentic" future: Identity Sprawl. We are giving agents non-human identities (NHI) with "Full Admin" permissions just to ensure the RAG works smoothly. We are effectively
In a previous post, Automatic Enum Stringification in C via Build-Time Code Generation, I described how to extract enum labels and values directly from DWARF debug information at build time. enum color { C_NONE, C_RED, C_YELLOW, C_GREEN } ; // Request enum descriptor for e_color ENUM_DESCRIBE(e_color, enum color) void foo(enum color c) { printf("Color=%s(%d)\n", ENUM_LABEL_OF(e_color, c), c)
The math isn't complicated. It's just that nobody runs it until they get the bill. An AI agent handling a 10-turn workflow — reading files, calling tools, revising output — doesn't cost 10x a single query. Because transformer inference processes the entire context on every call, cost compounds with each additional turn. The tenth turn carries everything that preceded it: the original file reads, e
When you first learn to write software, you are building in a utopia. On your laptop, the database is always online. The network has zero latency. The third-party API always responds in exactly 12 milliseconds. You write a function, you hit run, and the data flows perfectly from point A to point B. In the industry, we call this the "Happy Path." It is the magical scenario in which every piece of t
Stop Using Hacks for Transparent Cutouts Imagine this scenario: your designer hands you a Figma file where a beautiful hero image fades into the background via a complex grunge texture or a smooth radial gradient. Or better yet, a scrollable list that subtly vanishes at the bottom to hint at more content. Ten years ago, we would probably have reached for a glass of whiskey and started hacking toge