In C# 6, using properties is actually slightly less verbose, "public int Foo { get; }" vs "public readonly int Foo;". Also, you can easily slap an interface aro

In C# 6, using properties is actually slightly less verbose, "public int Foo { get; }" vs "public readonly int Foo;". Also, you can easily slap an interface around your data class if you need to later. So my thinking has switched when writing new C# -- why not use a property?