These numbers may well have some skew deriving from which language communities use Stack Overflow more, but it is beyond doubt that C# is among the most widespread programming languages on the planet. As one data point, this yearвЂ™s Stack Overflow developer survey shows C# as one of the most popular programming languages, surpassed only by Java and of course JavaScript (not counting SQL as a programming language, but letвЂ™s not have a fight about it). You should consider it as guidance, not as a roadmap. This post is meant to provide that additional context for the principles we use to make decisions for each language. However, we havenвЂ™t always been good at sharing how we make those decisions: Our language strategy the framework for how we think about each of our. NET stack) has improved the conversation dramatically, and вЂ“ I think вЂ“ helped us to make better choices. The open source revolution (of not just the. NET languages team at Microsoft for more than a decade, and IвЂ™ve always seen us have developersвЂ™ interests first and foremost in our minds as we moved the languages forward. NET platform, and a primary factor in people choosing to bet on it вЂ“ and stay on it. Our languages are a huge strength of the. I am constantly aware of the enormous impact our language investments have on so many peopleвЂ™s daily lives.

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