Static constructor can run after the non-static constructor. Is this a compiler bug?

Question

The output from the following program is:

Non-Static
Static
Non-Static

Is this a compiler bug? I

Answer 1

This public static MyClass aVar = new MyClass(); is part of your static constructor. If you look at it with reflector you will see the following:

static MyClass()
{
    aVar = new Program.MyClass();
    Console.WriteLine("Static");
}

So your result should be obvious now.