Now, with C# 9, there are a number of different ways to create data types in C#:

• tuples
• records
• anonymous types
• classes
• structs

Tuples and records, in particular, are great concepts for beginners to learn to build data structures. They both should be introduced before classes.

Open question: Should structs and interfaces be part of this series, or in the fundamentals section?

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