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What is "enterprisey" about .NET? Mono is a real alternative, many businesses run it production, including the likes of Fog Creek.

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TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago
.NET is very "enterprisey". It seems to be designed to make creating line-of-business applications easier.
- 4deadaccounts 14y ago
  I'm sorry, but throwing around vague pejoratives like 'enterprisey' is lazy as hell. Please formulate an actual argument.
- hamidpalo 14y ago
  What exactly makes it enterprisey? I am always really unclear on what makes something "enterprisey" other than perceptions.
  - powertower 14y ago
    IMO, complete integration (one solution, one vendor) across the board (from OS, to IDE, to Database, to Frameworks, etc) is what makes something "enterprisey". That, and a large and mature ecosystem built around it.
    - hamidpalo 14y ago
      But that's not true. Plenty of .NET users do use other OSs (through Mono) and databases (I use MySQL). Sure, the best IDE is VS and there's tons more docs and support on using it all on Windows, but the same can be said of Rails with Linux and Textmate for example. Enterprisey is a matter of perception and shouldn't be a slur.
      - jinushaun 14y ago
        If you step outside of the startup bubble, you'll find that the bulk of .NET stuff is boring line-of-business apps developed by large corporations using the MS stack from top to bottom because MS is "safer" than open source. I actually work at a .NET startup doing non-traditional things with .NET and we have the hardest time hiring new developers because of the "enterprisey" nature of .NET and the type of developer that generates.
gecko 14y ago
Just so we're all on the same page here, Fog Creek is not currently using Mono in any part of Kiln or FogBugz On Demand. We use Mono to allow FogBugz to run on Unix systems for on-site installation, and we're looking at using Mono in Kiln for similar reasons. At the moment, though, Kiln and FogBugz On Demand are 100% WISC deployments.
- hamidpalo 14y ago
  Sorry should have clarified that it's not run in-house but rather supported for full-on production deployments, from what I have heard.

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TazeTSchnitzel 14y ago

.NET is very "enterprisey". It seems to be designed to make creating line-of-business applications easier.

4deadaccounts 14y ago
I'm sorry, but throwing around vague pejoratives like 'enterprisey' is lazy as hell. Please formulate an actual argument.
hamidpalo 14y ago
What exactly makes it enterprisey? I am always really unclear on what makes something "enterprisey" other than perceptions.
- powertower 14y ago
  IMO, complete integration (one solution, one vendor) across the board (from OS, to IDE, to Database, to Frameworks, etc) is what makes something "enterprisey". That, and a large and mature ecosystem built around it.
  - hamidpalo 14y ago
    But that's not true. Plenty of .NET users do use other OSs (through Mono) and databases (I use MySQL). Sure, the best IDE is VS and there's tons more docs and support on using it all on Windows, but the same can be said of Rails with Linux and Textmate for example. Enterprisey is a matter of perception and shouldn't be a slur.
    - jinushaun 14y ago
      If you step outside of the startup bubble, you'll find that the bulk of .NET stuff is boring line-of-business apps developed by large corporations using the MS stack from top to bottom because MS is "safer" than open source. I actually work at a .NET startup doing non-traditional things with .NET and we have the hardest time hiring new developers because of the "enterprisey" nature of .NET and the type of developer that generates.

gecko 14y ago

Just so we're all on the same page here, Fog Creek is not currently using Mono in any part of Kiln or FogBugz On Demand. We use Mono to allow FogBugz to run on Unix systems for on-site installation, and we're looking at using Mono in Kiln for similar reasons. At the moment, though, Kiln and FogBugz On Demand are 100% WISC deployments.

hamidpalo 14y ago
Sorry should have clarified that it's not run in-house but rather supported for full-on production deployments, from what I have heard.