Re: question on anonymous type

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:
Arne Vajhøj <arne@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm sure they'll survive - they just may not be as productive.
I doubt it.

It has been discussed as a new feature for Java and it is nowhere
near the top of the popularity list.

That doesn't mean it won't prove to be useful in C#. People often underestimate how useful a feature will be when they haven't had it. Look up Blub's Paradox.

I don't think that apply very well. A rather big percentage of Java
programmers also program in C#.

And I find it hard to believe that the usage of var instead of
explicit classname should take longer time to read.
It changes the emphasis of the code. Eric Lippert puts it well:
http://csharpindepth.com/ViewNote.aspx?NoteID=61
I think it is the other way around.

X o = new X();

emphasizes the what and not the how.

First you read that you have an o of type X.

Then you may or may not read where you got it from.

var o = new X();

First you read that you have an o without more info and
then you has to read where it came from to figure out what
it is.

No, you're missing the point - with var, you tend to concentrate on what you *do* with o rather than the exact type of o (which is part of the "how").

But what I do with o.m() actually depends on what o is !

Arne
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