Re:Ask HN: Node.js or ASP.Net core
by citruspi on Sunday December 18, 2016 @06:52PM
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> What's the reason for the switch ?
We're pushing for it primarily for cross-platform reasons. Currently our developers have the choice between MacBooks and Windows machines. .NET developers who choose MacBooks need to run Windows in a virtual machine which can be painful to do constantly. In addition, our application servers are currently Windows which means higher costs due to licensing.
We're moving to .NET Core and basically moving into the Docker ecosystem so that developers can run the operating system of their preference without requiring a virtual machine for development and so that we can use Docker containers on Linux hosts for running the services.
We're pushing for it primarily for cross-platform reasons. Currently our developers have the choice between MacBooks and Windows machines. .NET developers who choose MacBooks need to run Windows in a virtual machine which can be painful to do constantly. In addition, our application servers are currently Windows which means higher costs due to licensing.
We're moving to .NET Core and basically moving into the Docker ecosystem so that developers can run the operating system of their preference without requiring a virtual machine for development and so that we can use Docker containers on Linux hosts for running the services.