Why are 'out' parameters in .NET a bad idea?

Question

Why are \'out\' parameters in .NET a bad idea?

I was recently asked this, but I had no real answer besides it\'s simply unnecessarily complicating an application. Wh

Answer 1

It's like the Tanqueray guy likes to say- Everything in moderation.

I definitely would stress against over-use, since it would lead to "writing c in c#" much the same way one can write java in Python (where you're not embracing the patterns and idioms which make the new language special, but instead simply thinking in your old language and converting to new syntax). Still, as always, if it helps your code be more elegant and make more sense, rock out.