Turns out the hardest thing to compile is vision.
.NET doesn’t need saving or reinvention — it needs direction. A reflection on how a great ecosystem lost its compass, and how it might find it again
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Every now and then, the same headline reappears, dressed up as something new:
“C# is dying.”
Or its equally dramatic cousin: “.NET is dead.”
It’s always the same formula: a clicky title, two paragraphs of vague opinion, a TIOBE Index chart, and a dramatic final line pretending to be hopeful.
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“…but actually, it’s still alive.”
Thousands of views guaranteed.
And yes, it works.
Because developers, like fans of any community, react emotionally.
A headline that hints at the death of our favorite language triggers nostalgia, pride, and fear all at once.
And while we argue online about whether C# lives or dies, Medium counts the clicks.