C# Code Smells. What are the most common and how to fix them?

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Published on 2010-05-25T10:00:43Z Indexed on 2010/05/25 10:01 UTC
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Hi,

One thing I'd like to hear from you guys is what are the code smells that you see most often happen on C# code and how to fix them. I'm working on defining a code-review process for my team and I'd like to include a section with the most common C# code smells and a possible fix for each of them. I'd like the assistance of the community on that, so others can reuse this list for further reference.

What are the most common smells you have seen on C# code? How did you fix them?

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