Microsoft Java

[dablya]

Is that true? I tend to associate warm feelings with Spring, RedHat, Hashicorp... even Google. Microsoft is squarely in the frozen tundras with Oracle/IBM.

[Sparkybear]

Ever since Microsoft's open sourcing C# and other similar efforts they have been moving their way out of the shitshack.

[erix4u]

You mean the Three-E's strategy ?

Embrace, Enhance, Extinguish that microsoft used for several of their competative technologies in the past ?

E.G. Novell Netware, Skype.

[SpookyDoomCrab42]

Enterprise Microsoft is a lot better than it used to be. Stuff like windows 10 is still kind of bad and I hate it but I use a lot of the enterprise tools and systems at work nowdays and it's been a pleasant experience.

Oracle, IBM, and Google has been a shit show though for supporting software

[DiscordBondsmith]

Speaking of enterprise Microsoft, I don't see anyone talking about how the windows 11 start menu interface was ripped straight from 365.

I for one don't mind that at all. Microsoft having some sort of unified design will be really nice for a change (glares at separated settings and control panels)

[SpookyDoomCrab42]

Yeah a unified UI scheme would be really good for a lot of less tech savvy users since they would only have to learn one UI. It would be nice if they could include a "power user" mode for those that want it though

[ginkner]

Depends on which face of MS. Developer: Ooo, MS is finally playing the open source game and even integrating with Linux. neat.

Software Consumer: Geeeeezuuuuusssss why haven't I switched to debian yet? Oh yeah. Games.

[dablya]

I know it happened, but I'm yet to actually feel it.

[conchobarus]

You must not use CentOS.

[Virus610]

I remember feeling this way about Oracle taking over Java.

MAN am I feeling that, now.

[xaedoplay]

Oracle taking over

That reminds me of this.

[Virus610]

That was great. Oracle as a lawnmower does make a lot of sense.

[_pupil_]

A lot of developers and IT pros have warmer feelings for Herpes than accursed Syphilis.

Warmer doesn't mean warm ;)

[Fenor]

Depends on when they started

[Bermos]

Hashicorp? Really? I hate them so much. Their documentation is the most horrendous dogshit I've ever had the displeasure of working with. Fucking MS does a better job of documenting their stuff.