On Mon, 18 May 2009 12:00:02 -0400, Andrei Alexandrescu
<seewebsiteforem...@erdani.org> wrote:
I've repeatedly failed to figure out the coolness of C#, and would
appreciate a few pointers. Or references. Or delegates :o).
The IDE is excellent. The docs are reasonable once you figure out how
they are laid out.
But basically, C# is a language invented to support .NET. Try programming
in any other .NET language and you find weird quirks and shoehorning (even
in VB.Net). C# is MS' language, so they build in all the things that make
sense to support .NET.
two killer features for me: 1. .NET is usually installed or easily
installed on any MS system. 2. the reflection/attributes are awesome.
That being said, I prefer the syntax of D to C#, there are definitely some
warts. Generics are next to useless, especially when compared to D
templates.
-Steve
