Darren New wrote:
Perhaps you could consider that maybe other folks *do* know what they're doing and what they're getting into when they select a platform? Not that I'm defending, or even using, C# and .NET at the moment. But really, there *are* situations and systems for which it is a valid and even best choice.
Mark Pilgrim expounds my attitude about C# very nicely even though he was talking about Apollo and Silverlight: http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/05/02/silly-season
Reactions? “The web just got richer.” Well, somebody’s getting richer, but I doubt it’s gonna be the web. And did you hear the news? You’ll write it one time, and test it one time (for real this time, we promise). And Microsoft “rebooted the web.” I guess that’s all you can do after freezing up for five years. Hey, look over there, shiny objects! That poster may as well be titled “Fucked 6 Ways From Sunday,” because that’s what you’ll be if you buy into any of this. Sigh. I used to have the strength to argue against such foolishness. Nowadays I’m reduced to nothing more than Grey’s-Anatomy-esque catchphrases. Seriously? Seriously? Do I really have to explain why this is a bad idea? Again? To a bunch of technological virgins who haven’t been fucked yet? Seriously? No. Not this time. At some point, you just have to give up on virgins. Y’all have fun. Play with your vendor-specific runtimes. Don’t call me when you wake up one morning with a pink line in the round window and your BFF vendor won’t return your calls. If you need me (but of course you won’t), I’ll be holed up in my drab unpainted toolshed around the corner, quietly building applications on the web that works.
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