Compile Time Reflection in C#

Question

I frequently write C# code that has to use magic strings to express property names. Everyone knows the problems with magic strings. They are very difficult to refactor, they

Answer 1

Yet C#/.NET uses them all over the place to represent property/class/method names.

First off: I disagree. There are certain frameworks (WebForms, e.g.) that use magic strings all over the place, but the base libraries for C# and .NET tend to avoid such things remarkably well.

Secondly: In many instances where magic strings are used, ReSharper is able to recognize errors. This can help quite a bit.

Finally: What you're asking for may be possible via the Roslyn Compiler, which promises to provide "Compiling as a service."