Should all methods that have a return value turn into a property?

Question

I was just thinking about it, and since .NET introduced the properties, there is always a situation where you want to leave your code as a method that returns a value, not a readonly property.

Answer 1

No. I would recommend taking a look at the Microsoft Property Usage Guides :

Class library designers often need to decide between implementing a class member as a property or method. In general, methods represent actions and properties represent data. Use the following guidelines to help you choose between these options.

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