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So You Think You Know C#? ValueTuples and Deconstruction
Named ValueTuples make small results readable. Positional fields, copy behavior and Deconstruct methods explain the syntax and the limits of tuple return types.

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Translating source code or intermediate instructions into executable code and metadata. Compiler transformations, specialization and code sharing determine what is produced before deployment or during execution.
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Named ValueTuples make small results readable. Positional fields, copy behavior and Deconstruct methods explain the syntax and the limits of tuple return types.

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