Public parameters get/set

[several]

I'm looking at code samples to try and figure out what get/set does in the parameters. The 2 examples below. The first example is from the SampleChangeFont script. The other is an edit of that. Removing extra variables and the variables that are passed in the get/set. The result seems to be the same. Could someone please explain the difference and why the sample was done in such a way.

// define vars

private SimpleFont largeFont;
private SimpleFont smallFont;

//SET DEFAULTS
largeFont = new Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Arial", 12);
smallFont = new Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Arial", 8);

        #region Properties        
        [NinjaScriptProperty]
        [Display(Name="Large Font", Description="Font Size", Order=1, GroupName="Font")]
        public SimpleFont LargeFont
        {
            get{return largeFont;}
            set{largeFont = value;}
        }
        
        [NinjaScriptProperty]
        [Display(Name="Small Font", Description="Font Size", Order=2, GroupName="Font")]
        public SimpleFont SmallFont
        {
            get{return smallFont;}
            set{smallFont = value;}
        }
        #endregion​

//SET DEFAULTS

LargeFont = new SimpleFont("Arial", 18);
SmallFont = new Gui.Tools.SimpleFont("Arial", 8);

        #region Properties        
        [NinjaScriptProperty]
        [Display(Name="Large Font", Description="Font Size", Order=1, GroupName="Font")]
        public SimpleFont LargeFont
        { get; set; }
        
        [NinjaScriptProperty]
        [Display(Name="Small Font", Description="Font Size", Order=2, GroupName="Font")]
        public SimpleFont SmallFont
        { get; set; }
        #endregion​

[NinjaTrader_ChelseaB]

Hello several,

Below is a link to a 3rd party educational site on properties.

https://www.w3schools.com/cs/cs_properties.php