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1. 331.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   Yes.
2. 332.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   This is called null-value propagation. It's coming to C# (6) this year.
3. 333.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   True, and also front-end doesn't have to be based on legacy tech (HTML/JS/CSS). In this mobile-first world, native is a good option. Xamarin Forms is worth looking at.
4. 334.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   Dart is awesome! I hope they will come up with something that fixes all HTML & CSS warts as well. Don't tell me technology doesn't thrive on competition. Pigeonholing everyone into same set of legacy languages is simply not OK
5. 335.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   "Native Client avoids these issues by using sandboxing." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Native_Client
6. 336.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   Also Google is now testing GUI where Chrome's URL bar replaces the Google's search bar!
7. 337.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   Mozilla's persistent over-promotion of the legacy technologies (HTML, JS, CSS) as the only acceptable way of web development is a very strong turn-off for me. NaCl let's you use e.g. C# in-browser without shitty and low-performanc
8. 338.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   Then people publish whiny posts on how tough the mobile game market is and how nobody notices their game (which is a bunch of scripts tying together pre-made components and assets).
9. 339.▲
   by _random_ 12y ago

   The problem is that Unity3d is being mis-marketed as a triple 'A' tool-set. It's not.
10. 340.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    "I just want to work with one GREAT company for 30-40 years..." - and yet you are applying to companies, 90% of which are likely to fail?
11. 341.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    If you play mobile games and have seen a Unity3d splash screen, then you have already used Mono. Silverlight is not Mono. Also Silverlight plugin is being displaced by the HTML5 plugin (shipping with the browser).
12. 342.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    > "...in a technology 10 years old..." Like JavaScript, Python and Ruby :)?
13. 343.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    > Is there anything specifically about GitHub which puts you off, or is it just that BitBucket works so you don't want to change? The latter + all the hype surrounding the GitHub (thousands of 10-line "Ruby gems" and &quot
14. 344.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    I wouldn't move to GitHub even if it was to provide private repositories for free (which it doesn't). BitBucket just works flawlessly for my needs.
15. 345.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    Not every browser supports the latest version of the HTML5 plug-in.
16. 346.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    Hopefully with the Roslyn release static analysis will gain even more ground. Producing hundreds of unit tests shouldn't be the only strategy.
17. 347.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    Unlike Ruby, Scala has a potential to be a multi-purpose language (mobile, web, enterprise) - like C# already is (Scala is more enterprisy, C# is more mobile). Unfortunately Ruby's dynamic nature is a big limitation - both in terms of
18. 348.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    It has three purposes: - potential future GUI solution to end the sad HTML5-only lock of the web; - useful for quick dirty prototypes/samples for full OpenGL tutorials; - generating HN karma: just find any old OpenGL sample (quality do
19. 349.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    Well, the country with an alternative social order has been destroyed. No need to worry about the working class now.
20. 350.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    "Python native" is an oxymoron, given the language's interpreted nature. "Python-idiomatic" would probably be a more correct choice of words. But that's just me.
21. 351.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    > So in your opinion should I bite the bullet or go with what I know? Yes.
22. 352.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    I think the idea is to have more compile-time static type checking, e.g. for exhaustiveness. Probably any C# functional developer experimented with the monadic approach (myself included), for example: http://codebetter.com/m
23. 353.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    I prefer C# + average pattern matching + first-class IDE support to F# + first-class pattern matching + basic IDE support. C# without pattern matching is not an option :).
24. 354.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    "robotics mechanic" - sounds like a job for fully automated robotic robot service centers.
25. 355.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    This is just a subjective perception of the sentiment. In the end of the day it's just another tool that fits a specific purpose. Besides, didn't the top package contributor leave recently? https://medium.com/code-
26. 356.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    C# 5.0 is like Java 10.0 (when/if it gets released).
27. 357.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    Node.js seems to be fading away. Perhaps something like Golang would be a better alternative?
28. 358.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    Teamwork is fun, but in the end of the day you want a proof that you are capable of doing great things on your own. To make things worse, development can be a creative occupation. All game artists have personal pieces in their portfolios.
29. 359.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    Don't worry, each new version of C# gets more features from F# and Scala, this year we will get more syntax sugar and an extensible compiler (with proper IDE support - unlike F#): https://roslyn.codeplex.com/wikipage?ti
30. 360.▲
    by _random_ 12y ago

    How about adding Mac-only to title?