In the 2010s, Microsoft was the furthest thing from being cool when it came to developers. You either chose Linux or OS X, which closed you off from the entire Microsoft Ecosystem. C# was useful in corporate settings, but new developers increasingly chose Ruby, Node, or something else. Outside web and application development, the rest of Microsoft products were flopping too: Vista, Windows Phone, Internet Explorer, Bing.
How Did Microsoft Win Back Devs?
How Did Microsoft Win Back Devs?
How Did Microsoft Win Back Devs?
In the 2010s, Microsoft was the furthest thing from being cool when it came to developers. You either chose Linux or OS X, which closed you off from the entire Microsoft Ecosystem. C# was useful in corporate settings, but new developers increasingly chose Ruby, Node, or something else. Outside web and application development, the rest of Microsoft products were flopping too: Vista, Windows Phone, Internet Explorer, Bing.