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Asked: 2026-05-17T02:31:53+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Most common or vicious mistakes in C# development for experienced C++ programmers

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Most common or vicious mistakes in C# development for experienced C++ programmers

I’m a long time C++ programmer about to start working on C# projects.

What are some conceptual changes to be aware of, and most importantly, what should I avoid doing in C# that I would normally do in C++? What bad habits do C++ programmers bring to C# that they should lose?

I have a list of C# books I intend to read. I’d like to augment that with experiences from other programmers that have made this same transition because I’ll probably tend to make the same errors they did; I’d like to prevent that before it happens.

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    Just one example:

    In C++ there is no difference between a struct and a class. Over the years this has led groups and individuals to define their own rules for using one over the other.

    In C# there is a concrete difference. A struct is a value type and a class is a reference type.

    When C++ programmers bring thier old, arbitrary class/struct definitions to C#, unexpected things tend to happen.

    Here is a fairly good read for C++ programmers moving to C#:
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc301520.aspx

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