>This is the first in what I think will be a series of discussions relating to C#. I am immersed in learning it and know others are as well. Or already have, or are thinking about it. Generics and interfaces are a couple of topics I have in mind after I get a question that has been bugging me for a while out of my system. The answer is probably blindingly obvious to someone who already knows C#.
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>Here is my question. When you instantiate an object, you do it like this:
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>Circle cir = New Circle();
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>Why does the class name occur twice? Why isn't the Circle() on the right sufficient to define the type of object being created?
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>i.e. Why isn't it? ---
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>cir = New Circle();

Just a language design choice. If allowed it would be the equivalent of ' var cir = new Circle(); '
Regards,
Viv