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C# is _guided_ by Microsoft. You can join in on the language design if you want[1]. The .NET platform is now completely open source[2]. The compiler (Roslyn),
by pionar 10y ago
C# is _guided_ by Microsoft. You can join in on the language design if you want[1].
The .NET platform is now completely open source[2]. The compiler (Roslyn), tooling (cli), the runtime (coreclr), and the standard library (corefx) are all listed there, all under the Apache 2.0 license.
What's not open source?
[1] https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang https://github.com/dotnet/csharplang
[2] https://github.com/dotnet/ https://github.com/dotnet/
- hvidgaard 10y agoUltimately, Microsoft decides the future of C# and what goes into it. That is the big issue for some people.
- WorldMaker 10y agoBecause Python doesn't have a Benevolent Dictator for Life? Or that Oracle is somehow a more benevolent controller of the Java ecosystem than Microsoft could ever control C#/.NET? Or would you prefer committee ownership like JavaScript (EcmaScript)? Maybe something like http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-334.htm http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecm...?