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jschell wrote: Tiobe index only places C# at 5% and Java is only 12%. However given the spike in the numbers this year I expect that there is a data collection problem (which happened years ago also.)
TIOBE Index | TIOBE - The Software Quality Company[^]
I find it amusing that Visual Basic is #14. For a language that so many dismiss, it's been dead for 15 years and yet it's still in the top 20.
In 1981 I had a professor tell the class that COBOL was a dead language and no one should waste time learning it. I have a friend who has come out of retirement 3 times for COBOL projects. 
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I saw a new job posting in the last couple of weeks where they were looking for a RPG programmer. No other language skills were listed.
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I've seen ads for Clipper. Lot of old code out there which is low enough in priority to not get replaced.
I know someone who has software in production that runs on a 286. It doesn't run on newer technology (not that anyone thinks of a 386 as "new") so they have kept the same 286 in production since 1992. still works fine ... although when the hardware dies (when, not an if) things should get interesting.
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IMHO:
- It's expensive, not all companies can afford Microsoft (small companies would rather go for open source platforms)
- It's dependent on Microsoft support team for any deep internal bugs (can result in bad planning at the very least, doesn't always work for big companies with super strict deadlines)
- It's somehow limited, meaning that you cannot always do the thing you want to do because it's been decided for you (our domain is about learning, adapting, innovating, and frameworks that do not allow this are generally frown upon)
- Mobile is out
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You definitely never read a word about .NET Core...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Comedy gold!
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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.NET Core 'is' the OS version of .NET. Welcome to 2017.
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I'll let myself out...
Delete post
Delete account
Delete browser
Delete keyboard
Remove the plug
... Wake up in a futuristic world
No but seriously, I never read a word, sorry about that, I was thinking about .NET framework in general. I'll have a read at the core.
Now is it comedy gold? well to each his own.
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3. I'm in the middle of a project and there is no benefit to switching technologies in mid-stream, only unnecessary problems.
4. Core is too new, it's in flux, and it's (IMO) not yet proven.
I like bleeding edge technology. It's fun to play with and it gets me in on the ground floor ... assuming the technology makes it (some do, some don't). *I* accept that a technology may change rapidly and in unforeseen directions, which may cause rework when a new version comes out.
However, my job as a developer is not to play with the cool Tinker Toys, it's to provide stable solutions for business problems. As a young, inexperienced developer I didn't really understand this. As a mature developer, I realize that my employer needs are first priority.
Core was released a year ago, a new major upgrade has just been released. A year from now when my current project has been in production a while and we've shaken out the defects that testing didn't catch ... I'll give Core a serious look. If it's the right tool for the job I will recommend it for future projects.
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I started to build a new version of our sample web API in .NET Core, but stopped when I discovered that Entity Framework Core does not yet support stored procedures or views in any manner. I couldn't even force feed it by hand.
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I've taken to storing chocolate bars in my shirt cuff. That way, I always have a few Twix up my sleeve.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Bit of a cookie-cutter joke...
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that'll only get you into a sticky situation
Format Success.
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Agreed, it's worth at least 100 Grand.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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building the retirement nestle egg
Format Success.
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I just Snickers at that one.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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wondering now, where does the cad bury his gold?
Format Success.
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In the Mounds of course.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I prefer to stash mine in outer space, in the Milky Way.
/ravi
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Wouldn't it be cheaper to put it on Mars?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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But that won't bring me as much almond joy.
/ravi
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Well at least choose a different Galaxy.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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How about something closer to home then, like 5th Avenue?
/ravi
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