diff --git a/chap5_essential_language_features/automatically_implemented_properties/Program.cs b/chap5_essential_language_features/automatically_implemented_properties/Program.cs
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+++ b/chap5_essential_language_features/automatically_implemented_properties/Program.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace automatically_implemented_properties
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            // create a new Product object
+            Product myProduct = new Product();
+            
+            // set the property value
+            myProduct.Name = "Kayak";
+            
+            // get the property
+            string produtName = myProduct.Name;
+            Console.WriteLine("Product name: {0}", produtName);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class Product
+    {
+        private string name;
+
+        public string Name
+        {
+            get { return name; }
+            set { name = value; }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/chap5_essential_language_features/automatically_implemented_properties/automatically_implemented_properties.csproj b/chap5_essential_language_features/automatically_implemented_properties/automatically_implemented_properties.csproj
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+++ b/chap5_essential_language_features/automatically_implemented_properties/automatically_implemented_properties.csproj
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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+        <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/chap5_essential_language_features/chap5_essential_language_features.sln b/chap5_essential_language_features/chap5_essential_language_features.sln
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+++ b/chap5_essential_language_features/chap5_essential_language_features.sln
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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "automatically_implemented_properties", "automatically_implemented_properties\automatically_implemented_properties.csproj", "{96E49340-18A4-48F0-A71F-D756FFFC27A5}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{96E49340-18A4-48F0-A71F-D756FFFC27A5}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{96E49340-18A4-48F0-A71F-D756FFFC27A5}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{96E49340-18A4-48F0-A71F-D756FFFC27A5}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{96E49340-18A4-48F0-A71F-D756FFFC27A5}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal