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[–] penquin@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I like C# better. Ok, I'll see myself out.

[–] Templa@beehaw.org 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In the early days of C#, before it was called C#, Microsoft gave it the most Microsoft name ever conceived for anything ever: Visual J++

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I did not realize they were one and the same!

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

update: i just looked it up and they are not. Visual J++ is a predecessor to C#. Nevertheless, the name "Visual J++" in all its Microsoftian goodness(?) is as good a descriptor as any for what C# turned into

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

So more an iterative family member, which I suppose was more what I'd expect with how Microsoft hisorically handled programming languages. Still interesting! Thanks for the fact-check!

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Me too. If I can use it, I prefer C# — that is — if I’m not doing systems programming, I don’t have to worry about legacy code, and mainly I’m supporting Windows then it’s really quite cozy.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago

That's a solid description. I'm stealing that. "Cozy" is an excellent word for that sets C# apart from other languages.

[–] Jimb@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I like C# too. I feel like I shouldn’t because of how Microsoft it is, but I can’t help but see it as a better put together/structured Java when I use it.

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

I feel the same, but to me, it's more understandable than the other C derivatives. I just understand it better. I've been thinking of diving into rust lately.