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He worked on Mono for nearly two decades, and contributed significantly to the platform. He may have stopped working on it because the platform is quite mature
by jeswin 2y ago
He worked on Mono for nearly two decades, and contributed significantly to the platform. He may have stopped working on it because the platform is quite mature (and Open Source) and his continued work would have limited impact.
- pjmlp 2y agoHere a couple of examples, https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2022/06/16/csharp-vs-code-tool.aspx https://visualstudiomagazine.com/Articles/2022/06/16/csharp-... Or its beloved Xamarin, " Rewrites never go as planned. Xamarin.Forms turning into Maui was supposed to be a quick change, fueled by hopium so strong it defied gravity. Instead, at best, it set it back 2-3 years." https://x.com/migueldeicaza/status/1610665502598127616 https://x.com/migueldeicaza/status/1610665502598127616 You will find other juicy remarks, after the deadline to not speak about the acquisition expired.
- fmbb 2y agoNever attribute to respect or sincerity that which can be adequately explained by contractual terms.
- indolering 2y agoI would love to hear more. Always been a big fan of Miguel and his positive stance towards mending fences with MS. Sad to hear transitioning to the mother ship didn't work out.