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by GiorgioG 1304 days ago
Everyone makes mistakes, even framework/compiler teams. I mean look at how long it took Go to get generics. Huge mistake IMO.

I still dislike what ASP.NET did with their startup, and I don't think it's improved much. The minimal startup is just a bunch of magic (where did the var 'args' come from? Just magic.)

Framework folks are people, they try new things, it doesn't always stick.
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osigurdson 1304 days ago
I don’t enjoy being critical, but sometimes it is justified. When you have something used by millions of people, it should be more carefully vetted.
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metaltyphoon 1303 days ago
That feels a lot of ‘old man telling skies’.

What is main(), where did it come from? Who calls it? What is argc and argv? Who puts that stuff there.

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GiorgioG 1303 days ago
main() is a well established entry point in computer science. It’s the first thing one learns when learning to program. Nowhere else in C# are there “ambient” variables.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entry_point

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