title: Initializing C# auto-properties
body: <p>I'm used to writing classes like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class foo {
    private string mBar = "bar";
    public string Bar {
      get { return mBar; }
      set { mBar = value; }
    }
    //... other methods, no constructor ...
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Converting Bar to an auto-property seems convenient and concise, but how can I retain the initialization without adding a constructor and putting the initialization in there?</p>
  
  <pre><code>public class foo2theRevengeOfFoo {
    //private string mBar = "bar";
    public string Bar { get; set; }
    //... other methods, no constructor ...
    //behavior has changed.
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>You could see that adding a constructor isn't inline with the effort savings I'm supposed to be getting from auto-properties.</p>
  
  <p>Something like this would make more sense to me:</p>
  
  <pre><code>public string Bar { get; set; } = "bar";
  </code></pre>