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They make the argument that it would take very little effort for MS to maintain VB.NET. If that's true, I wonder if part of the reason MS is killing VB is that
by asdfman123 7y ago
They make the argument that it would take very little effort for MS to maintain VB.NET.
If that's true, I wonder if part of the reason MS is killing VB is that it doesn't serve any necessary purpose, and it is simply uncool. I wonder if "uncoolness" is a primary factor.
It sounds silly to write, but think about it -- technologies live and die by coolness. MS is doing everything they can right now to shake off their uncool past, and VB is certainly a relic of the uncool past.
Developer share is crucial. You get a lot of developer share by being cool. Thus, being cool is very important. Damn, I want to drop a Medium article on hackernews now with my hot new take.