Why doesn't the C# compiler stop properties from referring to themselves?

Question

If I do this I get a System.StackOverflowException:

private string abc = \"\";
public string Abc
{
    get
    { 
        return Abc; // Note th         


        

Answer 1

They probably considered it would unnecessary complicate the compiler without any real gain.

You will discover this typo easily the first time you call this property.