In C# .Net 3.5 they added the var keyword. The intent the var keyword is to allow the object type to be implicitly inferred from the expression used to initialize the variable. However, more often then not I hear people using it because it saves them time typing. So, if the main reason SOME people are...

<joke> Last night we held the first Global ALT.NET Decision Makers Assembly in Chicago, IL and the following items were discussed and approved. Pictures and slides from the event will be made available later. * Chicago, IL was proclaimed World Capital of ALT.NET just because its location seems...