Use top-level statements for C#

[coding-horror]

Use top-level statements for C#

[coding-horror]

Hmm. I would not say we're trying to emulate large projects here. We are emulating SMALL projects, so make choices appropriate for small projects.

Also the code should be understandable, not necessarily for total beginners, but I'd say.. intermediate level. Not expert!

[amrojjeh]

Got it. If that's the case, then I think it makes sense to use top level statements.

[pczajkowski]

Well, you would also have to add this at the top:
using AceyDucey;

And I'm not so sure it would be more readable. But I'm not big fan of top-level statements to be honest.

[amrojjeh]

From the docs:

Top-level statements let you write simple programs for small utilities such as Azure Functions and GitHub Actions. They also make it simpler for new C# programmers to get started learning and writing code.

While the projects here are simple, if my understanding is correct, they're supposed to emulate the conventions of larger projects. So, I would not use top-level statements for this reason.

Edit: On the other hand, if my understanding is correct, the code isn't meant to be understood by total beginners. We're utilizing OOP and subroutines, which means from an educational point of view, we're assuming the readers understand the basics such as Main, and we might be doing a favor by introducing features such as top-level statements so that more programmers are aware of it.

[journich]

Thanks @amrojjeh, sounds good!