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  Pop quiz: What does the following code do when compiled and run? class C { public static void M(string x) { System.Console.WriteLine("static M(string)"); } public void M(object s) { System.Console.WriteLine("M(object)"); } } class Program { static void Read More... Posted Monday, July 06, 2009 6:29 AM by Eric Lippert | 24 Comments Filed under: C#, Puzzles, Static Methods, Language Design, Overload Resolution, Color Color

• Why Doesn't C# Implement "Top Level" Methods?

  C# requires that every method be in some class, even if it is a static method in a static class in the global namespace. Other languages allow "top level" functions. A recent stackoverflow post asks why that is. I am asked "why doesn't C# implement feature Read More... Posted Monday, June 22, 2009 8:39 AM by Eric Lippert | 58 Comments Filed under: JScript .NET, JScript, Scripting, C#, Static Methods, Language Design