.NET Framework

So, i'm currently studying programming in the .NET language, basically C#. I have to admit i like this thing, it gives you a lot of tools for developing, and the fact that i can program in different languages, including VB, without changing the program result (as in speed and whatnot), is quite good.

I know that usually you guys hate microsoft to death, but i think this time they did something acually useful. Does anyone have any opinions or experience with the thing?

please, NO FUCKING TROLLS, if that's even possible.

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He was probably referring to you stating that everything runs on Windows which is false. Windows has a large market share in the desktop and enterprise market, but there's plenty of other markets where it's more rarely used, such as the server market which is mostly dominated by Unix-like OSes.

The OS of your choice won't really change anything as you can run implementations of the mentioned languages on both Windows and Unix-like OSes alike, but whichever OS you use, you will still have to learn new tools, some of which were primarily developed on *nix and then ported to Windows, so you should be aware of that.