Bad practice? Non-canon usage of c#'s using statement

Question

C# has the using statement, specifically for IDisposable objects. Presumably, any object specified in the using statement will hold some sort of re

Answer 1

Just because you can (or because Phil Haack says it's okay), doesn't mean you should.

The basic rule of thumb: if I can read your code and understand what it's doing and what your intent was, then it's acceptable. If, on the other hand, you need to explain what you did, or why you did it, it's probably going to trip up junior developers maintaining the code.

There are many other patterns that can accomplish this with better encapsulation.

The bottom line: this "technique" buys you nothing and only acts to confuse other developers.