[jcelerier]

C# also supports AOT compilation. It's definitely not a low-level / high-level language differentiator. The term generally means the abstraction level you can reach.. I'd be tempted to define it as the distance to simple lambda-calculus in the lambda-cube

[socialdemocrat]

C# ahead-of-time compilation has for many years come with all sorts of caveats. Early versions requires runtime system because not everything got compiled on parts. Later versions have all sorts restrictions which do no apply for Go.

I think when C# and Java people compare with other languages they treat it as a checkbox exercise without caring about how good that feature actually is.

[staticassertion]

OK but Go carries around a runtime too?

[alexklark]

Oh, AOT compilation, great memories. How many year of CPU work and downtime it took from exchange servers, when you wait every update to “compile” for hours, just because it is awesome. Or when you getting laptop heating and you know - it is dotnet compiles and optimising something for you, another great update. Yes, C# also supports ahead of time compatibility - it is portable for whole 20 years between windows computers. How cool is that? Another advantage is speed - calculator or photo viewer only takes 1-3 seconds to open on 5 ghz 8 core cpu. Yet another advantage is size - only 3-5 gigabytes of different version libraries in your system and you are golden for a month (next you need to install preview updates, and then just updates and thats all you good, secure and protected by Windows Defender). In all these aspects C# is clearly superior language.