What is the best way to give a C# auto-property an initial value?

Question

How do you give a C# auto-property an initial value?

I either use the constructor, or revert to the old syntax.

Using the Constructor:

Answer 1

Starting with C# 6.0, We can assign default value to auto-implemented properties.

public string Name { get; set; } = "Some Name";

We can also create read-only auto implemented property like:

public string Name { get; } = "Some Name";

See: C# 6: First reactions , Initializers for automatically implemented properties - By Jon Skeet