For some reason, there are ever larger numbers of C# advocates in most hard-core programming forums. This can only be explained in one of three ways: 1) astrot

For some reason, there are ever larger numbers of C# advocates in most hard-core programming forums. This can only be explained in one of three ways: 1) astroturfing by Microsoft; 2) good old-fashioned trolls trying to start a flamewar; or 3) the "too easy" crowd have fallen for the hype Is it not even conceivable to the author that members of hard-core programming forums advocate C# because it is actually a decent language backed by a well-implemented runtime?