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1. Always rename your controls IMMEDIATELY

2. IF you forget:

   a. the form
      ========
      change the File name in the Solution Explorer
             this changes the Name property too!

      Refactor a procedure name using Refactor Menu
         Form1_load becomes frmMain_Load

   b. buttons and other controls
      ==========================
      change the Name property in Properties window

      Refactor a procedure name using Refactor Menu
         button1_Click becomes btnNewName_Click
         
   c. variables
      =========
      highlight the variable
      right-click
         refactor
            rename
       
            changes names according to scope rules
            better than search/replace!         

      each method [+] contracated
                  [-] expanded

      hides complexity while coding

      INCLUDE at leat one line of comment above the method

   after deleting an event handler method, the code attaching the event to
   the object is still there & will cause an error

   must delete line of code that adds event handler to object

   in Form1.Designer.cs
      code will look similar to this:
         this.button4.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button4_Click);
         DELETE!

   In console AND windows can output that will occur ONLY in debug (F5)

   Need this:
      using System.Diagnostics; // for debug write

   Can write as follows to display the value of x:

      Debug.WriteLine( x.ToString() ); // writes to output window in IDE

   F5
   breakpoint
   step into / over / out
   examine / watch

   turn on line numbers
   set tabs

   right-click code window
      organize using
         remove unused usings