When to use get; set; in c#

Question

I\'m failing to understand what the difference is between initializing a variable, getting its value like this:

 //define a local variable.
   int i;

   i=          


        

Answer 1

If you think you might need a more complicated getter or setter later, the automatic property syntax lets you upgrade without recompiling all callers. Moving from a field (member variable) to a property is a breaking change, however.

Eric Lippert addresses the topic. Twice.