Yet again, just like the other Microsoft announcements, this thread is filled with "greybeard" superstition and vitriol. It's to the point now where the conver

Yet again, just like the other Microsoft announcements, this thread is filled with "greybeard" superstition and vitriol. It's to the point now where the conversations are becoming like this: "I really like this new tool from Microsoft" Samples Response: "But Linux is just as good if you install X, Y, Z and are willing to spend hours learning the intricacies of the kernel" "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" As developers, can we all be happy that Windows users are finally getting a nice range of really wonderful tools to use? Not everything in computing needs to be a great ideological battle, especially when the majority of us are writing simple line of business apps in our day to day careers.