What is the major drawback of C# .NET?

[Parameswar]

Dear Friends,
I am working in .NEt tech. Like Asp.Net,VB.NET.
I want to know that What is the major drawback of C# .NET.

[TheCPUWizard]

It is difficult for people who want to shoot themselves in the foot to do so...

Seriously, about the only "real" issue is that you are definately tied to a Microsoft Platform. On the other hand, you can get the best of functionallity, easily for that platform.

[Shuja Ali]

Dear Friends,
I am working in .NEt tech. Like Asp.Net,VB.NET.
I want to know that What is the major drawback of C# .NET.

That is a vague question. Why are you looking for drawbacks?

[petes1234]

Dear Friends,
I am working in .NEt tech. Like Asp.Net,VB.NET.
I want to know that What is the major drawback of C# .NET.

Because it is made by Microsoft, and they are evil, I tell you, evil!!

Check out the latest Microsoft attempts to squash the open source community through specious lawsuits:
Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3
Sun Responds to Microsoft's Patent Claims

Except for that, and that it is mainly a tool for constructing windows apps, it's a pretty decent development environment and programming language. That Anders is one smart dude.

[MadHatter]

Because it is made by Microsoft, and they are evil, I tell you, evil!!

yep. and that oath you have to swear in blood before the the dark lord and his angles before they allow you to download the framework redistributable off msdn is a bit excessive IMO

[Shuja Ali]

Because it is made by Microsoft, and they are evil, I tell you, evil!!

Where did you get this one from? Can you give me specific reasons why they are Evil. Just because some one is using their patented technology and they are going against them doesn't mean that they are Evil.

There are so many other OpenSource projects that Microsoft is helping and encouraging. Have you checked those Open Source frameworks?

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder. If you have a perception that MS is evil, even when they don't do anything bad, you will still see them as Evil.

[MadHatter]

I believe pete was using humor there

[TheCPUWizard]

Originally Posted by petes1234
Because it is made by Microsoft, and they are evil, I tell you, evil!!

That may be, but who is to make a value judgement.

Seriously, It is generally recognized that without the "Triad" of the late 1970's early 1980's [IBM, Intel, Microsoft], the explosion of computers into daily life for a vast majority of the population would not have occured at nearly the rate it did (if it occured at all).

[Shuja Ali]

I didn't know that. You see English is not my first language.

[petes1234]

I didn't know that. You see English is not my first language.

You could have fooled me. You are very adept at it.

OK, I'll admit that perhaps MS is not evil, but I do feel that they are obsessed with power, control and domination of the software market, that they have used their near-monopoly status to inhibit competition and intimidate the little guy (pretty much anyone else when compared w/ them). They have been dinged for this by the EU, and yet this behavior persists.

[TheCPUWizard]

You could have fooled me. You are very adept at it.

OK, I'll admit that perhaps MS is not evil, but I do feel that they are obsessed with power, control and domination of the software market, that they have used their near-monopoly status to inhibit competition and intimidate the little guy (pretty much anyone else when compared w/ them). They have been dinged for this by the EU, and yet this behavior persists.

And this is different than other large companies in so many different fields??? [neglecting those cases where intrusive goverment regulations are imposed]

btw: This should probably be split off to a non-technical part of CG....

[petes1234]

And this is different than other large companies in so many different fields??? [neglecting those cases where intrusive goverment regulations are imposed]

You make a good point, and this is certainly not a simple case of black and white, good and evil, but it's also a matter of scale. What MS does has a huge effect on the software industry as a whole, much greater than that of any other software company, bar none. When such dominance and intimidation has occurred in other industries in the past, governments are often forced into regulation (see for instance AT&T, Standard Oil, and the steel industry).

btw: This should probably be split off to a non-technical part of CG....

I agree. I've gotten WAY off topic. Sorry!

/Pete

[cjard]

Dear Friends,
I am working in .NEt tech. Like Asp.Net,VB.NET.
I want to know that What is the major drawback of C# .NET.

Erm. My keyboard doesnt have a # key?!!

That's like.. a pretty bad thing uh? If I want to write C#, I have to write C Sharp all the time. Its very tiring

[cjard]

No wait.. I just realised there is a way bigger problem with C#.net... it doesnt exist?! Every time I try to go there my web browser says "invalid character in URL: #"

Can someone with a good web browser please save http://c#.net onto a floppy disk and post it to me?

[darwen]

I want to know that What is the major drawback of C# .NET.

Compared to what ? C++ ? Forth ? Lisp ? My washing machine ?

Also for what purpose ? Databasing/business applications ? Graphics applications ? Games ? Viruses ? Web sites/applications ? To make me a cup of tea at the end of the day ?

Most languages have their advantages and their disadvantages. To find these out convincingly you have to know which language you're comparing to which and for what purpose you intend to use the language for. It's also advisable to learn something of the languages for yourself.

Darwen.

P.S. The difference between C# and my washing machine is that I understand C#.