OT: on IDEs and code writing on steroids

[Ary Borenszweig]

Andrei Alexandrescu escribió:
> Christopher Wright wrote:
>> BCS wrote:
>>> Reply to Andrei,
>>>
>>>> I've repeatedly failed to figure out the coolness of C#, and would
>>>> appreciate a few pointers. Or references. Or delegates :o).
>>>>
>>>
>>> The coolness of c# is that (in order, IMHO) 1) the tools are world 
>>> class, 2) the support is back by MS, 3) the docs are great, and 4) 
>>> the language is highly consistent and conservative, e.i. nothing is 
>>> added until they've got it right.
>>>
>>> Aside from #4, the *language* isn't anything to write home about.
>>
>> I'd say C#2 is Java with the top 10 or so feature requests implemented, 
> 
> I can confirm straight from the source (important person, name 
> undisclosed to protect the innocent) that it is true that C# was without 
> any buts and ands Microsoft's direct response to Java.
> 
>> and another 5 or so major feature requests implemented each major 
>> version. That isn't a bad state to be in, really. It's good enough, 
>> with a billion dollars in corporate backing, to make you the Current 
>> Big Language.
> 
> I have the feeling that C#, for all its features, lacks some pretty 
> essential capabilities.

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