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I don't get why you are downvoted. It's true that some languages, frameworks, operating systems are more popular on HN that others. Reasons for this might be co

I don't get why you are downvoted. It's true that some languages, frameworks, operating systems are more popular on HN that others. Reasons for this might be complex and we might enter into very hard and complicated sociological arguments if we try to discuss them. >Everyone working in enterprise software development has known about the power of this language for well over a decade. What is an enterprise? Is Google not an enterprise? Is Apple not an enterprise? Is Facebook not an enterprise? What about Netflix, Uber and any other big tech company? Weren't all enterprises start-ups at the beginning? Does enterprise mean boring old company established long before the invention of Internet, which does old boring stuff, employs old boring people and use old boring languages? I imagine a grandpa with a long white beard staring at some CRTs with Cobol code and SAP Hana.

wongarsu 2y ago
In this context I'd interpret enterprise to mean any company with over 1000 employees that is not what Silicon Valley calls a tech company. So no Apple, Google or Uber, but the notable players of basically every other industry, from A for accommodation or accounting to W for wood paneling. But I wouldn't say their choice of C# is due to them being old and boring. If it was that, they'd use Java (as many do). In my eyes choosing C# signals to me that you do want good technology (again, you could have gone with Java), but want that technology to be predictable and boring. A decent rate of improvement with minimal disruption, and the ability to solve a lot of issues with money instead of hiring (lots of professionally maintained paid libraries in the ecosystem).