Properties with backing members

[bryancostanich]

i think that this:

public string Name {
    get { return name; }
    set { name = value; }
} protected string name;

is better than this:

string name;
public string Name {
    get { return name; }
    set { name = value; }
}

[dvdsgl]

Yes, I see the merit to this but it's also a bit baroque. If the backing field came after the property, I would definitely not put it on the same line as the closing brace of the property.

public string Name {
    get { return name; }
    set { name = value; }
}
string name;

This is especially advantageous when the property has lots of attributes...

[dvdsgl]

@bryancostanich next time please format your code snippets correctly–see how I added the fenced code blocks.

[bryancostanich]

that's fine, as long as it comes after, as it's easier to parse. i don't know if it's baroque though, i actually like it because it hides the backing field, visually. :)