Microsoft makes .NET open-source -- brings it to Linux and OS X

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Microsoft makes .NET open-source -- brings it to Linux and OS X

By Brian Fagioli

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, but boy oh boy, don't tell that to Satya Nadella. To many, Microsoft represents a dinosaur in technology, but as the fictional Jurassic Park showed us, dinosaurs can be brought back to life and thrive in modern times. In other words, even though Microsoft never died, its image was in decline, but it has been resurrected by doing and saying all the right things.

Today, Microsoft continues its upwards trajectory by announcing that .NET is going open source. While this isn't Microsoft's first open source rodeo, this is certainly the biggest. Hell, it is even bringing .NET to both Linux and OS X! Competitors beware; Microsoft is a Tyrannosaurus Rex and is showing its teeth.

"Delivering on its promise to support cross-platform development, Microsoft is providing the full .NET server stack in open source, including ASP.NET, the .NET compiler, the .NET Core Runtime, Framework and Libraries, enabling developers to build with .NET across Windows, Mac or Linux. Through this implementation, Microsoft will work closely with the open source community, taking contributions for future improvements to .NET and will work through the .NET Foundation", says Microsoft.

Brian McCallister, chief technology officer, Groupon is apparently thrilled. He explains, "a strong, open source, cross-platform CLR opens significant new options for building large server-based systems. This significantly expands the choices developers have when finding the right tool to solve their problem. I'm very excited to have access to the quality virtual machine and tooling of the CLR without having to completely rework our production infrastructure in order to run it!"

It is quite interesting to see Groupon commenting after yesterday's fiasco with the open source community.

Microsoft deserves major kudos for making .NET both open source and cross-platform. Under Steve Ballmer's reign, such a major announcement would be unheard of. The company is getting cooler every day, and it is clear that Nadella was a brilliant choice for CEO.

Does this improve your impression of Microsoft? Tell me in the comments.
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froot said:
Well it's time to venture to the Dark side now.
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Never! :D

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According to this article...

The openwashing of .NET continues with yet another publicity stunt that is intended to lock in developers
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THERE is some propaganda campaign going on right now. Judging by who’s spreading it with love letters to Microsoft, one cannot miss the source and the method of distribution. We must write quickly to counter the marketing, which is basically a load of selective/subjective misinformation and spin.
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He is a complete moron...

The anti-MS in that post is quite obvious...
 
ToxicBunny said:
He is a complete moron...

The anti-MS in that post is quite obvious...
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Maybe he is worried that it will lead Linux devs back to Windows, when they see what how awful their development tools really are.
 
zippy said:
Maybe he is worried that it will lead Linux devs back to Windows, when they see what how awful their development tools really are.
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Linux devs dont care about candy coated tools designed to allow chimps to program. They want power. Unfortunately windows is so far behind in this area, I doubt it will catch up in the next 20 years.
 
zippy said:
Maybe he is worried that it will lead Linux devs back to Windows, when they see what how awful their development tools really are.
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Lol, you are talking about people that use tools like vim, emacs etc here, they laugh at your point & click gui block building tools :D
 
ponder said:
Lol, you are talking about people that use tools like vim, emacs etc here, they laugh at your point & click gui block building tools :D
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I use a variety of tools actually. VS, PL/SQL Developer, Oracle Forms(spits..), and my favourite, vi :)

I find Linux outdated now. OS X and Solaris outdoes Linux on so many levels. OS X on the desktop side and Solaris on server side.
 
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ponder said:
Lol, you are talking about people that use tools like vim, emacs etc here, they laugh at your point & click gui block building tools :D
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Thats only publicly... I see most Linux dev's crying into their beer after work at the pub about how they wish they had a Visual Studio type IDE :p
 
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