Correct use of C# properties

Question

private List _dates;

public List Dates
{
    get { return _dates; }
    set { _dates = value; }
}

OR

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Answer 1

The two are compiled roughly the same way (I don't know that the backing field's name would specifically be the same, but they'd be functionally equivelant).

IIRC, the ability to do Automatic Properties (public List Dates {get; set;}) was added in either .NET 3.0 or 3.5.