Public Variable vs Public Property

Remember to always use a public property over a public variable.

Public variables such as below are potentially dangerous;

//bad practice
public float myFloat = 0.1f;

Instead use;

//public variable - the best solution
public float myFloat { get; set; }

Why use a public property over a public variable?

//You can do stuff like this with a public property
public float myFloat { get; private set; } 
//make the get function public outside of the class, and the set
//function private so only the class itself can set the variable