[tacos]

Ex-Microsoft dev manager here. You have no idea what damage this has done to the dev community and Microsoft's reputation. It has caused so many people so much hassle.

I want to know which VP nonchalantly set this stupid policy. And I want to know why nobody challenged the decision. Seriously, it's nuts. You had guys dorking around with IronRuby but there's no room in the budget to fix C?

The screams and requests for C99 have been DEAFENING for YEARS.

And I'm a C++ guy who could give a rats ass about it. I just cannot believe the disconnect here.