"Need" is a funny way of framing your counter. Of course any one who "needs" it, need meaning they can't use something else, would be using it. However there are many who would very much LIKE to use it but can't because the Core stuff is not quite ready for them; I NEED for it to work on OSX and linux but as of the latest dotnet deb package I can't use the AWSSDK with it.
Why not? I'm not selling anything. I just listed some reasons why C# is a great language with a great framework that can be more productive than most other environments.
By the way, it's probably one of the most commonly used languages ever when looking at the entire amount of software that's written in the world. Basically the entire Fortune 500 runs software written with .NET/C#.
"Need" is a funny way of framing your counter. Of course any one who "needs" it, need meaning they can't use something else, would be using it. However there are many who would very much LIKE to use it but can't because the Core stuff is not quite ready for them; I NEED for it to work on OSX and linux but as of the latest dotnet deb package I can't use the AWSSDK with it.