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So REST instead of SOAP is a “coffee shop trend”? That migration has been going on for at least a decade. We already know the “trend” that .Net is going in from no less than the program manager of .Net. That “trend” is no major new features for .Net Framework and it will be stuck at 4.8.x forever while all of the innovation is happening with .Net Core. We also know the “trend” of MS’s focus from no less than the CEO…
It is, just right now I am working for a customer where SOAP keeps being relevant as ever. .NET Core will be relevant for this kind of customers in about 5 years time, again we are still targeting 4.7.2 for bleeding edge customers. Microsoft wants to win the hearts of FOSS developers that buy Macs as pretty UNIX for developing GNU/Linux software and are unhappy with the latest "Pro" offerings without having ever writ…
This might surprise you, but the world doesn’t revolve around your niche.
NET Core will be relevant for this kind of customers in about 5 years time, again we are still targeting 4.7.2 for bleeding edge customers.
By definition, customers using .Net Framework and SOAP are not bleeding edge. They wouldn’t have been bleeding edge 5 years ago. The industry was already moving toward REST.
Microsoft wants to win the hearts of FOSS developers that buy Macs as pretty UNIX for developing GNU/Linux software and are unhappy with the latest "Pro" offerings without having ever written a single line of Objective-C or Swift, that's all.
Are you really saying that all of Microsoft from the C# Program Manager up to the CEO is wrong for focusing more on mobile, services, and the web than Windows desktop because your niche is still focused on the desktop?
You do realize that most of the world’s only interaction with a “computer” is via the web and mobile don’t you?
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It’s not just the 1% of app developers making money developing apps. There are plenty of mobile developers making money working for companies that sell services that customers use on mobile devices. I was making a living over a decade ago doing “mobile development” working for a company deploying to ruggedized Win CE devices. The only way to make money from people using “computers” in developing countries is by targe…
Yep, and we are happily doing that by deploying PWAs and mobile ASP.NET applications on IIS.
I know IIS like the back of my hand - heck I was deploying Classic ASP apps to it almost 20 years ago. But, I see where the industry - and MS are going. I’m not going to stick my head in the sand like VB6 users 10 years after it was abandoned by MS.
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I’m not the only one “fighting hard to make the distinction”. Technically the distinction isn’t minor. One runs only on Windows, is in maintenance mode according to Microsoft and won’t get any major updates going forward and one is cross platform, actively being improved upon, and is the future of Microsoft’s development platform according to Microsoft And you’re in Europe, do you really have an on the ground pulse o…
Most Fortune 500 operate world wide. As for VB 6, if they pay alright and offer nice remoting package, why not. Actually I did a couple of VB.NET (.NET 4.5) support activities during last year. See, most people around this side of the pound aren't career obsessed. We get to work, enjoy our IT unions (in some countries), 30 day vacations and have a life outside job. As long as it pays the bills, most people are happy…
The last thing I want is to be tied to a company because I am not competitive in the market and then start complaining about “ageism”
And I’m on the opposite side of the country from the west coast FAANG and startup culture. I’m the definition of a standard “enterprise developer”.
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>This move destroys the reputation of Mac as a game platform You can't destroy what never existed.
It was getting decidedly better. In particular, if you mostly played indie titles, most of the big ones have supported Mac for a while now. Or, they did.