Make static implicit on all members in in C# static classes

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When I create a static class, the static should be implicitly applied, not merely required, on all members. Being forced to put static on every member in a static class is silly redundancy for a language that strives for clarity via brevity. I should not have to write

static class Utility {
public static int SomeFunc() {...}
}

I should be able to just write

static class Utility {
public int SomeFunc() {...}
}

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Original Comments

Mila Zhou[MSFT] on 9/27/2020, 00:32 AM:

Thank you for taking the time to provide your suggestion. We will do some preliminary checks to make sure we can proceed further. We'll provide an update once the issue has been triaged by the product team.

[Joe4evr]

The reason static is required to be specified on all members of a static class is because removing static from the class declaration in a future version is a binary-compatible change. If static was implicit on its members, you'd have to remember to add it to everything when you remove it from the class to avoid breaking your consumers.