using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;

​

namespace AdjustTimeoutBasedOnRetry

{

    public class Program

    {

        public static void Main(string[] args)

        {

            DisplayMaxForEmptyList();

            DisplayMaxForEmptyListWithDefault();

        }

        private static void DisplayMaxForEmptyList()

        {

            try

            {

                var items = new List<int>();

                var max = items.Max();

                Console.WriteLine(max);

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + ex.Message);

            }

        }

        private static void DisplayMaxForEmptyListWithDefault()

        {

            try

            {

                var items = new List<int>();

                var max = items.DefaultIfEmpty().Max();

                Console.WriteLine(max);

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + ex.Message);

            }

        }

    }

}

​