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Re:.NET 8 by SideburnsOfDoom on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @11:34AM (#38265581)
As a long-term happy .NET user; you should use what makes you happy.
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Re:.NET 8 by willsmith72 on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @11:47AM (#38265800)
fair enough, I'm happy with what I've used through my career, but I've never been in a situation using .NET and only tried a hello world.

I think you can always learn something from trying totally different tech, so i'm game to try it for a personal project, but want to hear what people love about it so I can dig in the right direction.

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Re:.NET 8 by SideburnsOfDoom on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:03AM (#38274709)
IDK, you can find many basic online articles about "what is C#" and "why C#".

What are you comparing C# and .NET to?

If you prefer loosely typed languages such as Perl, Python, JavaScript then you will find C# too picky about types. Personally, I prefer to have the discipline.

If you are doing low-level stuff where a GC is out of the question then you would prefer C++ or Rust.

But in the in-between space; for most web or business apps, it's very good.

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