[ericlippert]

There were many factors that led to this decision. I described the primary factor in my posting: I've been at this job for sixteen years at the same company, I am turning 40, and it is very common for people at that age to want to make a change.

I assure you that "how C# is treated" was in no way a factor; C# is treated extremely well at Microsoft. Moreover, think it through: I would not have taken a job that continues to improve the broader C# ecosystem if I thought that the .NET platform was some kind of dead end. It is vital.

[redthrowaway]

I was going to say something similar. It's odd how, in a community that exhorts its members to constantly be seeking the best opportunities, someone leaving a company after over a decade is considered a sign of some deeper problem.

[jbevain]

Thanks for the feedback Eric.

As a long time fan of C# and how it evolved (started with .net beta 1), and even more so of Roslyn, I for one would be very disappointed to see C# not being considered from Microsoft as I consider it.

Good luck in your next position, I heard that Coverity for .net is using Cecil :)