Serialization and Deserialization in C#

Serialization and Deserialization in C# — a practical guide to C# serialization deserialization with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Validate deserialized data; don’t trust untrusted payloads.

Serialization tip

DTOs for boundaries
Ignore unexpected fields carefully
Version contracts
Never deserialize untrusted binary blindly