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Metaprogramming in C#

By : Einar Ingebrigtsen
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Metaprogramming in C#

By: Einar Ingebrigtsen

Overview of this book

Metaprogramming is an advanced technique that helps developers to automate repetitive tasks, generate scalable code, and enhance productivity in software development. Metaprogramming in C# is a comprehensive guide that will help you reap the full potential of metaprogramming in .NET runtime. You’ll start by learning about the .NET runtime environment and how you can use it to become a more productive developer. You'll learn how to infer types using reflection, use attributes, and create dynamic proxies. You’ll also explore the use of expressions to create and execute code and how to take advantage of Dynamic Language Runtime. But that's not all! You’ll also learn to go beyond inheritance and use method signature conventions to create easily maintainable code. Finally, you’ll dive into the world of compiler magic with Roslyn, where you'll discover how to use Roslyn to generate code, perform static code analysis, and write your own compiler extensions. By the end of this book, you’ll have a deep understanding of metaprogramming concepts and how to apply them to your C# code. You’ll be able to think about types, use attributes and expressions to generate code, and apply crosscutting concerns to improve code quality.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1:Why Metaprogramming?
5
Part 2:Leveraging the Runtime
12
Part 3:Increasing Productivity, Consistency, and Quality
18
Part 4:Compiler Magic Using Roslyn

Applying Cross-Cutting Concerns

As software projects evolve, they gain a certain structure, and if the team is disciplined, it will be somewhat consistent. When you get more team members, you might even document the structure. In addition to structure, you might also have ways of doing things and clear recipes of what needs to be done when creating different types of functionalities for the different parts of the stack. For global ownership, you might have these written down as well.

This is where cross-cutting concerns can come to the rescue. In this chapter, we will look at how to increase productivity for you as a developer by removing mundane tasks and improving consistency, and reducing risks. We will also look at how cross-cutting concerns can improve the maintainability of your software.

We will cover the following topics in this chapter:

  • What are cross-cutting concerns?
  • Leveraging the ASP.NET pipeline
  • Authorization based on metadata or structure
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