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Published inNov 2023
Reading LevelIntermediate
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ISBN-139781835089989
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Matt Eland
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Matt Eland is a Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence (AI) who has been working with .NET since 2001. Matt has served as a senior engineer, software engineering manager, and .NET programming instructor. He is currently an AI specialist and senior consultant at Leading EDJE near Columbus, Ohio, where he helps companies with their software engineering and data science needs using C# and related technologies. Matt speaks and writes in his community and co-organizes the Central Ohio .NET Developers Group while pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.
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Refactoring a baggage price calculator

We’ll start by examining a baggage price calculator used by the staff of Cloudy Skies Airline during baggage checks to determine the amount an individual customer must pay.

The rules for baggage pricing are as follows:

  • All carry-on baggage costs $30 per bag
  • The first checked bag a passenger checks costs $40
  • Each subsequent checked bag costs $50
  • If the travel occurs during the holidays, a 10% surcharge is applied

This code lives in a C# BaggageCalculator class that we’ll review in a few blocks of code, starting with the class definition, field, and full property:

BaggageCalculator.cs:

public class BaggageCalculator {
  private decimal holidayFeePercent = 0.1M;
  public decimal HolidayFeePercent {
    get { return holidayFeePercent; }
    set { holidayFeePercent = value; }
  }

This is a simple class with an older style of property...

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Published in: Nov 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781835089989

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Matt Eland

Matt Eland is a Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence (AI) who has been working with .NET since 2001. Matt has served as a senior engineer, software engineering manager, and .NET programming instructor. He is currently an AI specialist and senior consultant at Leading EDJE near Columbus, Ohio, where he helps companies with their software engineering and data science needs using C# and related technologies. Matt speaks and writes in his community and co-organizes the Central Ohio .NET Developers Group while pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.
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