Flight Log / dotnet/docs #47091
Fix static field documentation to clarify storage behavior for generic types — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight
The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in dotnet/docs on Jul 3, 2025; merged clean in 5 d, merged by @BillWagner: +6 −6, 4 files, 4 reviews.
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GitHub Copilot corrected documentation claiming static fields have only one copy, which misleads for generic types such as MyClass<int> and MyClass<string>, each with separate static storage. The change spanned four files, with six additions and six deletions across three commits. Two review comments were left. It merged with no changes requested after 120.01 hours.
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The documentation incorrectly stated that there is "only one copy" of each static field, which is misleading for generic types. For generic types, each closed generic type (e.g., `MyClass<int>` vs `MyClass<string>`) has its own separate storage location for static fields. ## Changes Made Updated t…
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