Why should we have fields in C# classes if we can use private properties? Isn’t it simpler to just use private properties for encapsulation of that class? Or what we cannot do with private properties that we can or should do with private fields?
I am still a rookie in C# but I think having a property IS already like having a private field, since the propertie acts like a validation for the field. If you declare your setter as private with even more validation like conditions and stuff, then it makes it even more useful instead of just using a private field.
Oh, and when you create an automatic property, then the creation of a field is meaningless, the computers creates one for you! So yeah, these are my rookie thoughs 