Because all software is .NET
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From a semi-spam email I got at work:
As a software developer, you possess a set of .NET coding skills that you've nurtured and maintained throughout years of experience. These skills help you through the complex task of breathing life into any application. Since your .NET skills are universal... Why should you relearn everything you already know?
My .NET skills are basically limited to spelling it, which I doubt I'll have to relearn any time soon. But thanks so much for caring.
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@Scarlet Manuka said:
These skills help you through the complex task of breathing life into any application.
That's the difference between .Net and java; with java instead you suck the life out of the application.
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Yes, .NET is truly an awful name.
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@Ben L. said:
Have you tried php.NET? java.NET?
Ok this is off-topic but I have to rant about something.
I went so see what was this java.net site (it's some kind of support site) and clicked on the Feedback link. This led to a contact form which has a captcha. Now that left me a bit puzzled.
I guess that all submissions on that form go to either a single inbox or a database. Why would anyone need to setup a captcha to protect that? I understand that Oracle is not really interested by whatever people have to say but still, with the resources they have how hard would that be to put in a simple bayesian filter on whatever mechanism they use to process feedback entries - and that's if spam is an actual problem on that dusty form. Why put the burden on the legitimate users? Also all the fields are mandatory, so why bother with a star besides each one.
Also they are using SiteCatalyst (Adobe) while they have their own Analytics product. Wtf.
No wonder they are becoming more obsolete by the day.
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@Ronald said:
Also they are using SiteCatalyst (Adobe) while they have their own Analytics product. Wtf.
I've heard SiteCatalyst is a WTF on all it's own.
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@BC_Programmer said:
@Ronald said:
Also they are using SiteCatalyst (Adobe) while they have their own Analytics product. Wtf.
I've heard SiteCatalyst is a WTF on all it's own.SiteCatalyst is shit. But does Oracle even own a web analytics product? If they do I can guarantee, from my "insider knowledge", that literally nobody of note uses it.
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@Ben L. said:
Have you tried php.NET? java.NET?
Microsoft actually made Java.net (they called it J#) for a couple of years. I'm sure there is somebody who made a PHP .NET version. O look, there it is
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@anonymous235 said:
It could have been worse . they could have stuck with the originalYes, .NET is truly an awful name.
Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS)
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True story: for the first year or so of people buzzing about .NET, I was wondering why people were so excited over a TLD.
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@joe.edwards said:
True story: for the first year or so of people buzzing about .NET, I was wondering why people were so excited over a TLD.
If you ever find out, be sure to let the rest of us know.
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COBOL.NET
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QUOTE SECTION.
QUOTE-CONTENT.@CharlesA said:COBOL.NET
REPLY DIVISION.
REPLY-CONTENT. 'Honestly, modern COBOL is apparently almost as advanced as VB6!'.
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@CharlesA said:
COBOL.NET
Ironically there have been at least two major COBOL.Net providers. The first was based on the premise of a large existing codebase, and the ability to incrementally migrate it. I saw this as a good thing, and used it with multiple clients. The other was based on the premise of "your people know COBOL, why learn?" this (to me) was the height of stupidity and TRWTF
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@CharlesA said:
COBOL.NET
Ironically there have been at least two major COBOL.Net providers. The first was based on the premise of a large existing codebase, and the ability to incrementally migrate it. I saw this as a good thing, and used it with multiple clients. The other was based on the premise of "your people know COBOL, why learn?" this (to me) was the height of stupidity and TRWTF
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@CharlesA said:
COBOL.NET
Ironically there have been at least two major COBOL.Net providers. The first was based on the premise of a large existing codebase, and the ability to incrementally migrate it. I saw this as a good thing, and used it with multiple clients. The other was based on the premise of "your people know COBOL, why learn?" this (to me) was the height of stupidity and TRWTF
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@Ronald said:
@Ben L. said:
Have you tried php.NET? java.NET?
Ok this is off-topic but I have to rant about something.
That's, not a rant, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGIY5Vyj4YM>this</a> is a rant. <p>I want you to get <i>mad</i>.<p>E2A: aww, this version cuts out early. He climbs up over the desk, still shouting.
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I hate that version of "this video doesn't exist". I much prefer the uncut version of "this video doesn't exist".
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@CharlesA said:
COBOL.NET
Why would you even say that?! The latest Geforce drivers include support for a CUDA version of Cobol or Fortran, I forget which.
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@Anonymouse said:
@CharlesA said:
COBOL.NET
How about Assembler.NET?Well there are conversion services/tools....
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Whoever wrote that email address must have realized that .NET is the only framework worth anything. All other languages and frameworks just lead to bad code and buggy unmaintainable software and should be left behind.
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@mott555 said:
Whoever wrote that email address must have realized that .NET is the only framework worth anything. All other languages and frameworks just lead to bad code and buggy unmaintainable software and should be left behind.
The tone of this post seems tongue-in-cheek, but it's actually basically correct.
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Well to be fair there's Mono.
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@blakeyrat said:
Well to be fair there's Mono.
At my last job we hosted Silverlight applications, which for those who don't know is basically a .NET version of Flash. We had one client call in and complain that the site didn't work on Moonlight (the Mono version of Silverlight) on his Linux computer, and he refused to switch away from Linux because of crazy conspiracy theory stuff. Our application was built on Silverlight 5, and Moonlight was apparently abandoned right after achieving Silverlight 2 compatibility. I have no idea what the state of "normal desktop" Mono is.
Oh and Microsoft actually maintained an OS X version of Silverlight that was as current as the Windows release. However mouse control and typing into textboxes didn't work if you used Safari, you had to use Chrome for those to work.
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@mott555 said:
I have no idea what the state of "normal desktop" Mono is.
I talk to a lot of indie game devs, and it's hot right now for running the MonoGame framework. (Which is basically a port of XNA to Mono, but since Microsoft stupidly abandoned XNA, it's the best game framework available in an interpreted language right now.)
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@blakeyrat said:
Microsoft stupidly abandoned XNA
This is the first I've heard of that. Are there any implications to using XNA? I'm actually using XNA 4.0 on a side project at the moment.
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@mott555 said:
@blakeyrat said:
Microsoft stupidly abandoned XNA
This is the first I've heard of that. Are there any implications to using XNA? I'm actually using XNA 4.0 on a side project at the moment.They announced it in January, but it was on life-support before then. Really fucking stupid strategic move on Microsoft's part, if you ask me.
My understanding is that it's a 1:1 port to MonoGame. Seriously you can do it in like 5 minutes. So don't sweat it too much.
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@mott555 said:
@blakeyrat said:
Microsoft stupidly abandoned XNA
This is the first I've heard of that. Are there any implications to using XNA? I'm actually using XNA 4.0 on a side project at the moment.
The only thing it means right now is your side project won't run on Windows 8 Metro. Like Blakeyrat said though, Monogame is an easy switch, so when you start thinking about cross-platform it'll be a cinch.
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@lettucemode said:
your side project won't run on Windows 8 Metro
Metro? No problem then.
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@lettucemode said:
Windows 8 Metro
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@anonymous235 said:
@FrostCat said:
That's, not a rant, this is a rant.
FTFY
Hah, thanks. That video worked when I posted the link.
This is a better version. If you skip to about 1:45, you'll see the part that wasn't in the version you linked, which was the same length as the one I provided originally.
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@OzPeter said:
@anonymous235 said:
It could have been worse . they could have stuck with the originalYes, .NET is truly an awful name.
Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS)
I thought the original name was WindowsDNA (Distributed Network Architecture or something like that).
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