Rainer Stropek
Exploring the Latest Features of .NET and C# by Building a Game
#1about 4 minutes
Setting up the .NET 8 game project with SkiaSharp
The project is configured with .NET 8, WPF for the window, and SkiaSharp for 2D rendering, using a sprite sheet for game assets.
#2about 7 minutes
Building the game window using file-scoped types
The main game window is created using file-scoped types to restrict visibility, along with modern null checking and extension method deconstructors.
#3about 3 minutes
Using top-level statements and natural delegate types
The application entry point is simplified using top-level statements, and natural types allow passing method groups directly to parameters expecting delegates.
#4about 7 minutes
Using raw string literals and UTF-8 for JSON data
Raw string literals simplify embedding multi-line JSON, and the u8 suffix creates an efficient UTF-8 byte span directly from the literal.
#5about 7 minutes
Customizing JSON deserialization with JsonTypeInfoResolver
Use JsonTypeInfoResolver to programmatically apply custom converters to external types during deserialization, avoiding the need for intermediate DTOs.
#6about 4 minutes
Implementing player movement and drawing logic
The core drawing loop is implemented to render the player, and target-typed new() expressions simplify object creation within switch expressions.
#7about 11 minutes
Filtering collections with list pattern matching in LINQ
List patterns are used within LINQ queries to filter collections based on the properties and sequence of their elements.
#8about 14 minutes
Creating generic parsing logic with the IParsable interface
The IParsable<T> interface enables writing generic algorithms for parsing strings, with list patterns used to implement the parsing logic for a custom type.
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