Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 20th Feb 2002 18:45 UTC
A lot of people have trouble understanding what .NET really is and what its goals are. Mostly because Microsoft has done a good job of confusing everybody using terms that are not self-explanatory or with terms that mean more that one thing. This editorial will present my thoughts on .NET, what it really is, what its motivations and goals are, and why it is the next "big thing." Should we embrace it or fear it? Both, I daresay.
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I just downloaded the .Net SDK and played around with it. The only thing I liked about it is the programs get JIT once, the first time you run it. The next time you run it, it's at native speed. I haven't seen all of .Net yet, but everything I've seen so far looks exactly like Java. For those of you who know Java syntax and a little C# syntax, I caught myself using the "import" keyword instead of the "using" keyword.
If and when .Net takes over the Windows OS platform, I would have long since switched to a different platform where my already built up programming skills would be appreciated. If .Net takes over the world, I will quit programming and sell shoes or something. I will resist .Net and I will be happy. I don't like .Net at all. Different people have different ways of thinking. The whole thing just doesn't make sense to me.