I think a lot of people will be surprised how good the Microsoft web stack have become. They have copied a lot from java and ruby and added great tooling. I thi

I think a lot of people will be surprised how good the Microsoft web stack have become. They have copied a lot from java and ruby and added great tooling. I think the .Net stack from 4.0 and later is one of the best development environments, and without a doubt the one with the best commercial support. The .Net team have really done a good job and are listening to their customers (developers).