- 10/30/2026
- 9 minute read
Events and Delegates in C#: Contracts, Subscriptions, and Notification
Understand events and delegates in C# through practical examples covering notification contracts, subscriptions, multicast calls, failures, and lifetime.
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C# events and event-driven patterns
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- 02/14/2024(Updated 10/11/2026)
- 10 minute read
Weak Events in C# - How to Avoid Nasty Memory Leaks
Are you struggling with memory leaks due to your event handlers and events in C#? Check out how weak events in C# can help with garbage collection in your apps!
- 02/18/2023(Updated 10/11/2026)
- 6 minute read
Task EventHandlers - The Little Secret You Didn't Know
If you're writing asynchronous code in C# and using EventHandlers, odds are you've had issues with exceptions. Task EventHandlers might be consideration!
- 02/14/2023(Updated 10/11/2026)
- 8 minute read
Async EventHandlers - A Simple Safety Net to the Rescue
Async event handlers in C# are tricky: an async void event handler can swallow exceptions and crash your app. Use this simple safety-net pattern to handle them.
- 08/19/2013(Updated 10/11/2026)
- 7 minute read
Events: Demystifying Common Memory Leaks
Understand how C# events can quietly cause memory leaks through instance scoped handlers, with downloadable source illustrating common event driven mistakes.
- 07/23/2013(Updated 10/11/2026)
- 2 minute read
Example: Getting Data Back From An EventHandler
Walk through a C# example showing how an EventHandler can pass data back through EventArgs between an application layer and a presentation layer.
- 07/17/2013(Updated 10/11/2026)
- 4 minute read
Why Events? Decoupling.
A follow-up exploring how C# events help decouple layered architecture, using an import example to show delegating decisions between components.
- 07/15/2013(Updated 10/11/2026)
- 4 minute read
Why Events? Flexibility.
Understand why C# events add flexibility to your architecture, letting components react to conditions instead of hardcoding rigid method call sequences.