Posted by 8-prime 1 day ago
.Net OSS looks more and more like a failure, while fans will incessantly reiterate it’s technically OSS it’s certainly not spiritually and if anything it’s regressed in the last 2-3 years.
The bigger project I know of follow a similar model of open core + support and I would not bat an eye if they did the same. The remaining ecosystem seems to be convenience over whatever MS is doing and IO adapters.
At this stage it’s just another nail in the coffin and I’d be wary of picking up anything other than MS packages if using .Net.
I also wonder if eroding confidence will start snowballing and bring .Net back to framework days in practice.
If anything is a good reflection of what I keep referring to you about the Microsoft image outside the traditional Microsoft shops, that posts from .NET team on social networks about how much performance is possible nowadays with .NET won't change.
Working on a polyglot agency with lots of such clients, I get to handle this problem on routinely basis.
And why another approach to market .NET is required instead of boasting about TechEmpower results.
Outside of the SV bubble .NET will continue to be one of the most productive platforms to work within, and is continuing to grow in market share. Hardly a failure.
That being said, I do see the meaning behind where OP is coming from. There is a certain, shall we say, enterprise, culture around .NET (much like Java) that hasn't caught up yet, or hasn't fully embraced the new world of open source from Microsoft.