ideal file size of .cs file

To the best of my knowledge, there's no limit on the size of a C# source code file other than any limit imposed by the operating system itself. Nor are there any limits on the number of lines such a file can contain.

However, very large files tend to slow down development as they can make it difficult 'to see the wood for the trees'. They may also degrade the responsiveness of VS (or another IDE) as you make changes to and scroll through the code etc.

My own view is that a file should ideally be limited to a single class, together with any small support classes. Also methods or properties within the class should ideally be limited to what you can see on the screen without scrolling.

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Vulpes13y ago
To the best of my knowledge, there's no limit on the size of a C# source code file other than any limit imposed by the operating system itself. Nor are there any limits on the number of lines such a file can contain.

However, very large files tend to slow down development as they can make it difficult 'to see the wood for the trees'. They may also degrade the responsiveness of VS (or another IDE) as you make changes to and scroll through the code etc.

My own view is that a file should ideally be limited to a single class, together with any small support classes. Also methods or properties within the class should ideally be limited to what you can see on the screen without scrolling.