What Do Programmers Like About .NET?

prostoalex writes "Software Development Times did a special report asking the .NET developers what they liked about the platform, since it's been 18 months since the .NET introduction by Microsoft. While the positive responses generally acclaimed Microsoft on integrating C++/C# logic development and VB GUI generation into one environment, some complaints are out there as well. From the article: "When Mark Lindley, manager of development services at Cimco, was working with .NET version 1.0 in September 2002, he needed to implement SSL transactions over TCP/IP. 'It took a long time to figure out that this functionality hadn't been implemented in .NET yet,' recalled Lindley." The article also mentions Honeywell Automated Control Systems, a .NET/J2EE software operation, considering moving their operations to .NET platform."

Comments

What I like best about .NET

[QuantumG]

Is that human resources people who demand 3+ years experience. Those guys are great.

Re:What I like best about .NET

[edwdig]

Eh, that's better than the people who demand 5+ years with Windows 2000, which unfortunately seems to be common.

I Like: handing over my 'nads to Redmond

[ArmorFiend]

I like the warm fuzzy feeling of using a propritary platform controlled by a benevelent dictatorship of a company. Bill governs by the divine right of CEOs. Long live Bill!

Re:blah blah ... and hit a button

[WasterDave]

"With .NET we are saying, 'Don't write the code. Connect two things with an object, and hit a button.' It's a big change."

Yeah, I agree, it never works like that does it? Worse still this is the silver bullet mantra that's been trotted out since VB3 showed up. And probably before too.

"With COBOL we write just the business logic, practically in English." - Johnny Coder, Circa 1968

Will we ever learn?

Dave