Isn't anyone else going to say it's all .NET's fault? I like the libraries and the IDE, but if you're building something speed-critical, you can't really use .NET.

Long time reader first time poster. Dwarf elephant's[^] refer to extinct ones that developed on islands and Pygmy Elephant[^] refers to a small group that is (maybe) around at the moment. So you better get in now, they're sure to sell fast.