C# 3.0 Syntax Additions - Design Guidelines

C# 3.0 includes a few syntactical additions to the language. For the most part, Microsoft added these language additions to support Language Integrated Query (LINQ). These features include (but are not limited to) lambda expressions, extension methods, anonymous types, implicitly typed local variables, automatic properties, and object initializers. Most of the syntax additions fulfill very specific needs and should not reduce the importance of established coding and design methodologies and guidelines. When in doubt, prefer the established guidelines over the new syntax.