so what's /g/'s verdict on .NET Core? >multiplatform

What would autists on a Cartesian map coordinate board know about .NET anyway?

So how do I get this all set up to start coding and testing C# on Linux? I'd like to learn a low level language.

Why should I go down this route over, say, C++?

>>58135656
>C#
>Low level

KEK

>>58135656

>C#
>low level

pick one

>>58135672
I assumed it was C-based and so at least has the ability to perform low-level tasks.

What's the point in C# then?

>>58135656
C# is as high level as it gets. just about everything you can think of is abstracted twice over.

I don't know what kind of tooling there is on Linux at the moment. I was actually going to check that out during my short Christmas break.

>>58135702
speed of development over speed of execution

>>58135708
>speed of development over speed of execution

Isn't that Python's gig? How do they compare?

>>58135702
that's a common misconception that people make.

The syntax looks kind of C-like but it (to my knowledge from using it for an advanced algorithms class) doesn't have any of the low level functionality that say C or C++ has.

>>58135702
It has the ability, but it's like saying "How do I get my hair dryer set up? I would like to learn to cook. Why should I go down this route over, say, regular stove?"

It shines in applications where programmers' time is more valuable then computers', when you don't care if computation runs for 10 or 15 seconds, you want to get it deployed quickly, safely, and be able to maintain.

>>58135625
>>free as in freedom

No it isn't... In what way?

>>58135734
Python is better for fast prototyping, C# is more rigorous (static type system, great OOP support) and less prone to errors (but kinda slower to develop in, ofc.)

>>58135734
There are various degrees of that though from different languages.
C# is MUCH MUCH faster then Python, and is not as abstracted. But it is no down to the "metal" as C is.
C# fits the bill for a ton of projects that want ease/speed of development along with decent speed of execution.

>>58135756
In MIT license way.

but I like XML

>>58135756
Its MIT/Apache2

>>58135770
oh...

>>58135745
It actually has pointers and all that crap, it's just for really specific applications (mostly for interfacing C++ and C code), google "C# unsafe"

>>58135756
the CLR and standard libs are released under the MIT license and developed in the open. MS is even accepting contributions.

>>58135734
different syntax. different paradigms. different approach to tooling.

C# is deeply coupled with OOP concepts. Python has some OOP capability but most of the time you'll be writing procedural code with it. it's much easier to get small jobs done with Python but I find C# to be better for large projects.

C# is a much more complex language spec. it's filled to the brim with quality-of-life abstractions that aren't completely necessary. Python, by comparison, is easier to implement.

I don't know how they compare, performance wise. safe to say they will both be fast enough most of the time, and if execution speed is of the essence, don't use either.

>>58135625
does this mean that my current C# project will work on linux?

>>58135746
Why not just python at that point??

>>58135884
You might need to adjust some .NET library calls (it's called "core" for a reason), but yes.

Worst corporate bullshit programming language in existence. c is better in every way. Install Gentoo

>>58135901
It's still more rigorous, has much better support for OOP, static typing, better tooling etc. Python is better for small programs, for larger projects you want something java-like.

>>58135902
oh cool, wait, why would anyone use mono now? (besides ifags)

>>58135884
using mono it might already work on Linux if there's not any platform dependent code. hell, you could take the .exe as is and run it on top of mono. it's not a binary executable. it's byte code, just like Java.

but with .NET Core the Linux implementation is supplied by Microsoft itself rather than a third party project.

>>58135906
>car sucks use bicycle!!

>>58135933
>car sucks use bicycle!!
>what is walking

>>58135941
>walking
>what is falling forward

>>58135984
>not just letting gravitational pull move you towards your target

>>58135992
>2016
>believing in gravitational pull

>>58135625
>Multiplatform
"""Multiplatorm""" is more like it. Most Microsoft shit uses Win32 API so those who develop on other platforms gets watered down shit.

>>58136052
would you rather have to port 100% of your code base or 10% of it

>>58136052
linux is literally a watered down OS