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Re:.NET 10 by naasking on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @06:52PM (#45908603)
.NET needs runtime code generation for some of its core features, like generics. Bytecode makes this much easier.
Re:.NET 10 by osigurdson on Saturday November 15, 2025 @11:10AM (#45938365)
I agree that .NET uses bytecode and likely cannot practically remove it outside of narrow cases. My argument is, if .NET were a greenfield project, they likely would not use bytecode today.