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Looking back at how HN and r/programming reacted to recent versions of C# the common complaints are that the language is becoming too complex and that it is har

Looking back at how HN and r/programming reacted to recent versions of C# the common complaints are that the language is becoming too complex and that it is hard to keep up with new features. The language has gotten a lot of new features but it is surprisingly viable to keep coding like it's 2012 when C# 5.0 came out with async/await support. It is also surprisingly viable for most C# programmers to not keep up with new language feature. Most are using ReSharper or Rider that will introduce useful new language features as a refactoring suggestion that is one shortcut away.

kraig911 4y ago
I am looking to learn C# coming from Javascript/Typescript. It just looks so complex to me and I feel I do not know what is going on. Everywhere I look I see strange examples seeing it change over time. What would you give as guidance to someone looking to pickup C#?
- Gibbon1 4y ago
  I think it looks complex because most of the new stuff you see are fancy additions to the language. But the older non-schmancy stuff is still there and works exactly as it always has. Your best bet is install visual studio (free) and start messing with it.
philosopher1234 4y ago
Does this exact argument apply to c++?
- mk89 4y ago
  I believe it might. Not a C++ expert, but I am using Clion with lots of clang-tidy features and a lot of compiler warnings, and I believe that the code looks more modern. If you use a "new" you'll get right away warnings. Of if you declare a destructor without copy/move, you'll get also some warnings. It might piss people off, but for a new learner like me it's really useful. Plus, I don't have the luxury to count on my colleagues to get some code review, therefore the closest I get is the available tools (clang-tidy, clang-format and enable_developer_options in the project_options[0] extension). [0]: https://github.com/aminya/project_options https://github.com/aminya/project_options
atonse 4y ago
I can’t imagine coding in C# without ReSharper. It was invaluable.

kraig911 4y ago

I am looking to learn C# coming from Javascript/Typescript. It just looks so complex to me and I feel I do not know what is going on. Everywhere I look I see strange examples seeing it change over time. What would you give as guidance to someone looking to pickup C#?

Gibbon1 4y ago
I think it looks complex because most of the new stuff you see are fancy additions to the language. But the older non-schmancy stuff is still there and works exactly as it always has. Your best bet is install visual studio (free) and start messing with it.

philosopher1234 4y ago

Does this exact argument apply to c++?

mk89 4y ago
I believe it might. Not a C++ expert, but I am using Clion with lots of clang-tidy features and a lot of compiler warnings, and I believe that the code looks more modern. If you use a "new" you'll get right away warnings. Of if you declare a destructor without copy/move, you'll get also some warnings. It might piss people off, but for a new learner like me it's really useful. Plus, I don't have the luxury to count on my colleagues to get some code review, therefore the closest I get is the available tools (clang-tidy, clang-format and enable_developer_options in the project_options[0] extension). [0]: https://github.com/aminya/project_options https://github.com/aminya/project_options

atonse 4y ago

I can’t imagine coding in C# without ReSharper. It was invaluable.