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25 Underrated C# Practices That Will Make You a Better Developer
C# has been my language of choice for over 10 years.
I’ve built everything from enterprise applications to performance-critical systems, and yet, in all my years, I’ve noticed something odd — everyone talks about the same best practices.
- Keep your code DRY.
- Use dependency injection.
- Follow SOLID principles.

Don’t get me wrong — these are crucial, but some practices go unnoticed. They aren’t new, they aren’t flashy, but they make a huge difference when scaling systems, improving maintainability, or debugging an issue at 3 AM.
Today, I want to share 25 C# practices that aren’t talked about enough. These are the habits that separate an experienced C# developer from one who just follows the textbook.
1. Structs Aren’t Just for Performance — They Can Reduce Bugs
Most developers know that structs in C# are value types, while classes are reference types. Most discussions on structs revolve around performance benefits — how passing them avoids heap allocations, and how they don’t require garbage collection. But there’s a bigger, lesser-known…