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Even if there weren't any technical reasons not to use Java or better alternatives, the elephant (or lawnmower) in the room is Oracle.

• jahsome 4y ago
  C# is pretty good, but Visual Studio dependence is a crutch.
  • oaiey 4y ago
    There is no Visual Studio dependency. The VS Code / editor experience is on par with most other languages and Rider is surely more than capable JetBrains based alternative
    • jahsome 4y ago
      I meant developer dependence, not language dependence. I recognize visual studio isn't required, but in the wild, the vast majority of C# devs I work with never leave VS.
      • oaiey 4y ago
        I think that adjusted a lot the last two years. Especially in the mixed spaces (web devs) JetBrains is very strong.
• marginalia_nu 4y ago
  Oracle's actually been a really good steward of Java, besides it's open source.