Also because Java, .NET, etc. all have very expansive standard libraries. You don't need to import most stuff, as it's already built-in.

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tracker1 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

Very true... I'm more experienced with .Net, but usually when you bring in something, it's much more of a compositional library or framework for doing something... like a testing harness (XUnit), web framework (FastEndpoints), etc. No so much in terms of basic utilities, where the std library and extensions for LINQ cover a lot of ground, even if you aren't using LINQ expressions themselves.

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kelvinjps10 4 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

But then you depend on Microsoft for everything. I prefer python where it's battery Included but you depend on a foundation

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grishka 4 days ago | parent [-]

Hasn't .net been open-source for like 10 years?

	▲	int_19h 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It is, but it's still firmly controlled by Microsoft, particularly when it comes to ecosystem evolution. Some people find that uncomfortable even if the source is open - legal right to fork is one thing, technical ability to do so and maintain said fork is another.
	▲	kelvinjps10 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		But most of the documentation and tooling is around visual studio and azure

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szatkus 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I mean, Apache Commons are still widely used. But it's just a handful of libraries maintaned by one organisation.