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I'm a .NET developer by day, and I'm definitely a fan. C# is a great language, I've worked on many fun projects, and I've even worked in a .NET startup environment. Many of my experiences do not echo that of the author. Perhaps I'm lucky, but a legacy project for me is a project running .NET 2 and an older CMS version, and compared to Java I'd still pick it. I've used .NET in a number of agencies too, and I'd preferred using it to using PHP. We've even taken a number of failed WordPress projects and have taken them over to Umbraco, and the clients couldn't be happier.

That being said, I consciously made a decision a few years ago to force myself to develop with different tools for personal projets. While I think ASP.NET is a great platform, I've worked in enough .NET shops to see that many .NET devs tend to "just" write C#. They're more than happy to dedicate their entire career to Microsoft, and to disregard any progress made on other platforms.

The biggest blocker for me is using Windows to develop applications. I'm also a big fan of Python, but I'd be lying if I said that I haven't struggled with the transition to using Linux to develop. The terminal is just so powerful, and even though Powershell has made Windows a much better platform to script on, I really don't think it can ever match the terminal. Perhaps I'm alone in this, but I would like to be comfortable with the knowledge that if I lost my job, .NET were to stagnate/fall apart, or if I were offered a great job using Python, that I'd be fully capable of putting my .NET hat down and moving into a mid-level role writing Python on a Linux-based environment.

My problem with .NET isn't really a problem. It's a worry that the the Windows platform could alienate me from progress made elsewhere.