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OT but seriously, name one good Microsoft product other than paint.
by yarky 5y ago
OT but seriously, name one good Microsoft product other than paint.
- brotoss 5y agoExcel
- Wingy 5y agoWindows Terminal is pretty good. VSCode is heavier than necessary but easy for everyone to use. Mostly their recent developer tools are good.
- yarky 5y agoI find it useful to avoid explaining others how to set up their computer, which is indeed extremely useful ;)
- rattray 5y agoVS Code, TypeScript, C#, F#, GitHub but it doesn't count... I've heard good things about OneNote, I guess.
- lostmsu 5y agoI would add Windows kernel to that list. Overall seems pretty solid. DirectX 12 too. Visual Studio.
- da39a3ee 5y agoAnd Lean, I think, not that I know how to use it, but it seems to be respected in its world.
- yarky 5y agoYeah GitHub/TypeScript kinda don't count. I have an ignorant question though : do people use c# or f# in a non-windows system, by choice ? Otherwise, wouldn't that be a self fulfilling need ? Edit: typo
- rattray 5y agoYes, version 5 of the .NET platform (incl C# and F#) runs on Linux and MacOS, and people choose those languages over other languages because of their independent benefits (ie; C# has advantages over Java, and F# has advantages over Haskell/OCaml/etc). I have not used them myself. Bit of an aside, but TypeScript was invented at MSFT, and they still maintain it – why would it not count? (Other than not being a consumer product).
- yarky 5y ago> but TypeScript was invented at MSFT Sure, but JavaScript was already there, so I don't look at it as a MSFT idea event though I agree it's technically a msft product.
- wellthisisgreat 5y agoExcel, Vscode
- yarky 5y agoI agree! Excel is fun to play with as long as you use it on windows, I forgot. VScode I only used in college, but it seems useful. I'll update my list, paint and excel I consider good products indeed.