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Is C# going to be around for a while?

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  • S 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

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    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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    • S 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

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      Joshi Rushikesh
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      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

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      • S 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

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        Rhuros
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        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....

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        • S 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

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          Thanks you all :) I got the idea

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          • S 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

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            Abhinav S
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            Yeah.

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            • A 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.

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              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?).

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                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?).

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                Pete OHanlon
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                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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                • L Luc Pattyn

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

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                  PIEBALDconsult
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                  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.

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                    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.

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

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

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

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

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                          • S 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

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

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                              PIEBALDconsult
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                              But were they good times?

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                                But were they good times?

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                                Most times have been good, however the best is the present, by its very nature. :)

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

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                                  If so, please send your resume here to the VA. We always need more MUMPS programmers. :laugh:

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                                  • A 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.

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                                    I heard a rumor, though, that the main architect of C# is moving to a smaller company to develop a Pascal-based programming environment.

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                                      I heard a rumor, though, that the main architect of C# is moving to a smaller company to develop a Pascal-based programming environment.

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                                      supernaturaluser
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                                      Yea me too but he said he isn't leaving, he will work on both.

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                                      • S supernaturaluser

                                        Yea me too but he said he isn't leaving, he will work on both.

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                                        GenJerDan
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                                        Yeah, right. "No, really, Honey. We're just good friends." ;P

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                                        • OriginalGriffO 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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                                          OriginalGriff wrote:

                                          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!

                                          I doubt the first two are comparable to the second. The first two, and especially C++, was pushed into a public specification with a large (disparate) base interested in the language, specification and success. Both were also the primary language used to support many OSes themselves. Unless all of the OSes that rely on it go away it makes it virtually impossible for the languages to disappear. As counter example Pascal at one time had broad support but was primarily pushed by several commercial interests. It still exists but is significantly less prominent. (There was even at least one OS based on it.)

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