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Why does this static field always get initialized over-eagerly?

I am looking at this excellent article from Jon Skeet. While executing the demo code, Jon Skeet says that we can expect three different kinds of behaviours. To quote that article: The runtime ...
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Static DataTable or DataSet in a class - bad idea?

I have several instances of a class. Each instance stores data in a common database. So, I thought "I'll make the DataTable table field static, that way every instance can just add/modify rows to its ...
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Don't Use Static? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is static universally “evil” for unit testing and if so why does resharper recommend it? Heavy use of static methods in a Java EE web application? I ...
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Drawback of implementing DDD service as static class?

Can Services in a domain-driven design be implemented as C# static class? What are the drawbacks of this choice? Can it be implemented as a non-singleton non-static class?
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Static class vs Singleton class in C# [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is the difference between all-static-methods and applying a singleton pattern? I need to make a decision for a project I'm working of whether to use static or ...
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Why use sealed instead of static on a class?

Our system has several utility classes. Some people on our team use (A) a class with all-static methods and a private constructor. Others use (B) a class with all-static methods (these the juniors). ...