Is C# going to be around for a while?

[supernaturaluser]

Hi, I just asked myself what might be the future of C#? Is the language going to be around for the next 5 years or maybe more? Hope someone has an answer

[Dave Kreskowiak]

Well, it's been around for the last 10 years, so yeah, I think it'll be around for lots longer.

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[Luc Pattyn]

yes. :)

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[Amarnath S]

Keep in mind that C# is promoted by Microsoft. Microsoft, whatever its critics may say, is a company with quite a high degree of perseverance, persistence, resilience. Microsoft will make sure that C# continuously grows and meets the ever-increasing demands of the developer community.

[PIEBALDconsult]

Languages don't just die; you can use it as long as you like even if you're the only one.

[dan sh]

You should have seen the history of VB6. If that can exist for this long, C# will surely do. [humor] Although, there are many claiming that World will not exist for 5 years. So no need to worry. :) [humor]

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[Luc Pattyn]

So you're the one MUMPS-11 user remaining? :)

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[OriginalGriff]

Look at what is out there now: C (initially developed in 1969) is still in use, C++ (initially developed in the early '80s, named in 1983) is still in use. C# as a logical offspring of these is likely to be around a while longer yet! Even COBOL is still in use by some poor sods, and that was designed in 1959!

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[Joshi Rushikesh]

You can not define a future of any Language, specially languages like C# which is highly promoted by Microsoft. C++ is there from > 20 Years C is there from > 30 Yerars Cobol/Fortran is there from > 40 Years. C# has good future and C# 4.0 has good functionality, I specially like Parallel Programing. You should better ask what is future of Programmer then answer is they will remain as Programmer as long as they love that job :) Regards Rushi

[Rhuros]

Oh definately for a long while yet. As already mentioned there are languages that were consived 50 years ago that are still being used in some way. The popularity of C# is its aid as its ensuring its longevity....

[supernaturaluser]

Thanks you all :) I got the idea

[Abhinav S]

Yeah.

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[BobJanova]

In addition, through Mono, C#/.Net has the power to stick around even without Microsoft. The language is also full of nice features and in 4.0 (with all the parallel stuff) the framework is set up well for the multi-core world (the next 10 years?).

[Pete OHanlon]

I wouldn't bank on Mono. There's some doubt over the future of it - pretty much the entire Mono team was sacked by their new owners.

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[PIEBALDconsult]

No, never learned that -- but I hear it lives on in Caché. X| Also, I've forgotten all the Pascal, Lisp, COBOL, and Fortran I learned in college.

[Luc Pattyn]

You actually learned Fortran I? (I'd guess it was simply called Fortran at the time). I started out with Fortran II, immediately moved on to Fortran IV and Watfor, soon to be followed by Watfiv. :)

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[PIEBALDconsult]

Fortran 78? In 1986 on a VAX 11-780. Good times. :cool:

[PIEBALDconsult]

I suppose VB (DIE! DIE! DIE!) can trace its roots back to 1964.

[Luc Pattyn]

I was punching cards and feeding them to IBM machinery in the early seventies... :)

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[Dan Mos]

It's gonna die of cancer. Doctors say it has max 3 month left:-D Joke aside, I think it will grow(just like the cancer) rather than "die".

All the best, Dan

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