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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
by 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).