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Somehow I can't even laugh about the M$ #github #dotnet #copilot debacle.

It's just sad. I'm thinking of the accruing environmental, human and social costs of the machines that are dumping slop onto everyone's lives.

Also, a company that has the power to decide at a whim that billions will suddenly have to worry about private conversations being screenshotted to be mined for more slop, and to strong-arm whole countries to run their rotten and snooping systems, simply has no right to exist.

If you are using a UI component, and it encounters an error/exception, would you want
a) throw, you must handle it
b) show some UI error symbol (e.g. "Ø "), don't throw
c) throw when debugging, show error symbol in release
d) other...
#webdev #dotnet

For the tech founders of a startup, choosing a technology to run with can be difficult. My approach is to try to use the stack that has a good balance between features (for your use case) and accessibility; by that I mean, your skillset. If you're thinking of using C# - here's an interesting account of a startup's journey adopting the language from the beginning.

#dotnet #csharp #startup #tech #softwaredevelopment

devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/

.NET Blog · Why we built our startup in C# - .NET BlogTracebit built their B2B SaaS security product using C#.