> No it isn't. Instead I would say that the JVM, which took ages to release version 7 (and we'll probably wait another 2 years for version 8), is light-years ahead of .NET
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> while the DLR is somewhere in limbo
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> Btw, speaking of Java's garbage collector, it's so kick ass that no other VM comes close.
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etc
I didn't downvote, but saying stuff like that without a single bit of concrete information to back up the those arguments is pretty useless.
Then you have:
> Personally, I consider it a lot more awesome when some dude I never heard of appears from nowhere with a usable LISP implementation (Clojure).
Which disregards that non Microsoft employed people create languages for .NET too. Nemerle is a great example, and that's how the Iron projects initially started before MS got involved.
and also:
> The fact that .NET is only usable on Windows has been its major flaw since for me ever since I heard about it. It might as well be the most awesome technology in the world (although that would be a stretch of imagination), but it's completely useless if I can't run it wherever I want.
Which is just almost ignorant. I used to be employed writing ASP.NET web apps that ran on linux servers before I switched jobs. Then you have xamarin which lets you develop .NET apps for iOS and Android. Needless to say you get that ability automatically for Windows phones, etc. So all in all to me it seems like .NET's reach is pretty impressive.
> Personally, I consider it a lot more awesome when some dude I never heard of appears from nowhere with a usable LISP implementation (Clojure).
Which disregards that non Microsoft employed people create languages for .NET too. Nemerle is a great example, and that's how the Iron projects initially started before MS got involved
> No it isn't. Instead I would say that the JVM, which took ages to release version 7 (and we'll probably wait another 2 years for version 8), is light-years ahead of .NET
...
> while the DLR is somewhere in limbo
...
> Btw, speaking of Java's garbage collector, it's so kick ass that no other VM comes close.
...
etc
I didn't downvote, but saying stuff like that without a single bit of concrete information to back up the those arguments is pretty useless.
Then you have:
> Personally, I consider it a lot more awesome when some dude I never heard of appears from nowhere with a usable LISP implementation (Clojure).
Which disregards that non Microsoft employed people create languages for .NET too. Nemerle is a great example, and that's how the Iron projects initially started before MS got involved.
and also:
> The fact that .NET is only usable on Windows has been its major flaw since for me ever since I heard about it. It might as well be the most awesome technology in the world (although that would be a stretch of imagination), but it's completely useless if I can't run it wherever I want.
Which is just almost ignorant. I used to be employed writing ASP.NET web apps that ran on linux servers before I switched jobs. Then you have xamarin which lets you develop .NET apps for iOS and Android. Needless to say you get that ability automatically for Windows phones, etc. So all in all to me it seems like .NET's reach is pretty impressive.