C# in a Nutshell

Word Choice

It’s wise to avoid using class names duplicated in heavily used namespaces. For instance, do not use the following for a class name:

System       Collections   Forms       UI

Also avoid using identifiers that conflict with common keywords; remember all keywords must be escapable (and therefore usable) within any .NET language, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to do. Avoid the identifier names listed in Table 22-1.

Table 22-1. Common keywords best avoided in class names

AddHandler	AddressOf	Alias	And	Ansi
As	Assembly	Auto	BitAnd	BitNot
BitOr	BitXor	Boolean	ByRef	Byte
ByVal	Call	Case	Catch	CBool
CByte	CChar	CDate	CDec	CDbl
Char	CInt	Class	CLng	CObj
Const	CShort	CSng	CStr	CType
Date	Decimal	Declare	Default	Delegate
Dim	Do	Double	Each	Else
ElseIf	End	Enum	Erase	Error
Event	Exit	ExternalSource	False	Finally
For	Friend	Function	Get	GetType
Goto	Handles	If	Implements	Imports
In	Inherits	Integer	Interface	Is
Let	Lib	Like	Long	Loop
Me	Mod	Module	MustInherit	MustOverride
MyBase	MyClass	Namespace	New	Next
Not	Nothing	NotInheritable	NotOverridable	Object
On	Option	Optional	Or	Overloads
Overridable	Overrides	ParamArray	Preserve	Private
Property	Protected	Public	RaiseEvent	ReadOnly
ReDim	Region	REM	RemoveHandler	Resume
Return	Select	Set	Shadows	Shared
Short	Single	Static	Step	Stop
String	Structure	Sub	SyncLock	Then
Throw	To	True	Try	TypeOf
Unicode	Until	Variant	When ...