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  <title>175: #nullable enable</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The time is now! Turn on C# 8 in all of your projects and enable Nullable Reference Types! James is a convert and he explains why in this week's pod.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The time is now! Turn on C# 8 in all of your projects and enable Nullable Reference Types! James is a convert and he explains why in this week&#39;s pod.</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

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  <title>129: Never Nullable (Null Bad) </title>
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    <![CDATA[<p>We enter the world of C# 8 nullable reference types! What does the migration look like? What are the benefits? Should you be turning on all the flags right now in your apps and libraries?</p>

<h3>Follow Us</h3>

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