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dandy722-Mar-23 4:28
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Slow Eddie wrote:
how many developers actually use them, other than the people who created them


For each one, that pops up every day? Good luck getting those figures.

It's not like you can even assume that because something's made by a large company, that it's not at risk of being a dead end either. There was a discussion here just a few days ago about projects that have ended up at Killed by Google. Personally I wouldn't even write a document using Google docs; that's as much trust in them as I have left, at this point.

I tend not to jump on anything new until it has simmered for a few years, is very much active, and has a large community behind it.

I'm looking at a release date table right now, and based on that - .NET was at v3.5 before I moved over from C++.

I've finally just started putting together my first small prototype app using .NET Core recently, and judging from discussions here and elsewhere on its WinForms support, I'm glad I waited this long. I never bought into WPF, and based on recent stories, I'm less convinced than ever as to whether I should commit anything to it or not.

Coding for the web? I hope to retire before I have no choice but to start doing that.
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