Circular Reference Is The Senior Developer Recognizer!

Question and Answer with Code Explanation .NET

Ivo Manolov
5 min readJan 5, 2024

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Circular reference is something that is labeled a senior software engineer question.

I tend to agree with this because it is seem in very different shapes.

What I mean? I mean that sometimes it is not so obvious, as you will see in this article examples.

I will present a very unique problem that most, if not all, engineers will encounter in their development. It will be very wise to highlight that and understand it.

With all of that said, it is time to look at the question:

Explain what is a circular reference and give examples

Code examples will be presented in .NET.

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Introduction

Circular references in object-oriented programming (OOP) occur when two or more classes depend on each other, directly or indirectly. This can lead to compilation errors or runtime issues if not handled properly.

In C#, circular references can be resolved using various techniques and design patterns.

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Ivo Manolov

I write technical articles to share my knowledge and help others navigate the ever-evolving tech landscape. Technical Know - How / Software Interview Hacks.