Upgrade to .NET 8 / C# 12 / System.Text.Json 8

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Benefits for APSharp:

• LTS version (.NET)
• Performance improvements (.NET)
• Compile-time reflection (.NET)
• Primary constructors (C#)
• Collection expressions (C#)
• JSON support for required / init properties (STJ)
• JSON support for populating an existing collection (STJ)
• JSON support for interface hierarchy (STJ)
• JSON support for internal / private members FINALLY! 🥳 (STJ)
• Freeze JSON options (STJ)
• Upgraded API for JsonNode (STJ)
• Improved performance for JsonNode (STJ)

See also:

• 104

Resources:

• Announcing .NET 8
• Announcing C# 12
• System.Text.Json in .NET 8
• Performance Improvements in .NET 8
• Breaking changes in .NET 8
• UnsafeAccessorAttribute Class

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