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Microsoft takes .NET open source and cross-platform

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Re: Microsoft takes .NET open source and cross-platform

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Post by fapjacks »

coldtea wrote: post #108
fapjacks wrote: post #91

Too little, too late. At the end of the day, you're still being forced to pay a company to use their shitty software. Once you lose developers, you lose the race.

The thing is, it's anything but shitty. C# is one of the best languages out there for generic enterprise work and app development, and there's a magnigicent next gen language in F# thrown in, and a great web framework.

I keep hearing that, as if people are trying to convince themselves. But the fact is that it just doesn't exist out in the wild like its alternatives. What's more, anybody who thinks Microsoft is embracing open source by doing this is kidding themselves. There is only one motivation behind everything Microsoft does, and it isn't bringing open source philosophy to its products. Hint: That philosophy serves to undermine Microsoft's single motivation. I'm sure this comment -- while more thorough and reasonable -- will also be downvoted into oblivion because of the fanboys in here high on their own dreams. Microsoft is not your friend.

Re: Microsoft takes .NET open source and cross-platform

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Post by eropple »

JetSpiegel wrote: post #180
rikkus wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

System.Console isn't something that most apps rely on. It's handy for printing something out in a tiny one-file test app, but generally not relied upon for bigger apps.

Are you saying core .NET libraries are worthless? Because in that case what's the point? Why not just use Java.

I'm sorry, but I have literally no idea how this post follows from the one you replied to?

Re: Microsoft takes .NET open source and cross-platform

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nailer wrote: post #140
danabramov wrote: post #31

I know it's silly but I'm tearing up. I grew up with .NET but neglected it for years because of moving to OS X, iOS and web dev. I played for some time with Xamarin and I'm so happy this is where MS is going. a lot to do with it.

Is this Microsoft's runtime or Miguel's? I can't work out whether: - he's made it (if Mono is everywhere and now blessed by Microsoft) - he's ruined (if Microsoft's original Windows-only .net runtime is now everywhere, and there's no need for Mono) EDIT: apparently it's both - https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/532558786486370304

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