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> I really, REALLY wish I was in another timeline where I could say in an interview "yes, I use Linux on my desktop and Rider for my IDE" without being seen as

> I really, REALLY wish I was in another timeline where I could say in an interview "yes, I use Linux on my desktop and Rider for my IDE" without being seen as a traveler from outer space. Could you please elaborate? Are you referring to most .NET shops not straying away from Windowsland?

Arisaka1 11mo ago
It's not about what the company uses, but how informed the technical people responsible for hiring candidates are around the ecosystem they claim they work with. Example: Expected: "Oh, you're on Linux? I heard about Rider. We use Windows and Visual Studio here for parity. You're okay with that, right?" (me: Obviously, tools are tools) Actual: "Does .NET run on Linux? What is Rider?" I mean, .NET has been running on Linux since forever now (11 years according to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9459513 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9459513, let's say about 9 for stability because I feel generous). How do they not know about it?
- whoisthemachine 11mo ago
  There's still a lot of folks who consider themselves .Net experts who don't know how to program with async/await, so knowing about a niche IDE (which I also exclusively use) is asking a lot for those people.
  - raw_anon_1111 11mo ago
    Rider might be a niche IDE. But ReSharper with Visual Studio was a mainstay for me from 2008-2020 when I was doing a lot of .Net
    - whoisthemachine 11mo ago
      Yeah I usually introduce Rider to .Net developers by saying "it's by the folks who do ReSharper".