This isn't your average I'm-so-funny-give-me-some-rep-lounge-thread, but this is a real question:
I would like C# to be removed from the description of the C Forum, which reads:
C programming forum discussing all C derivatives, including C#, C++, Object-C, and even plain old vanilla C.
There is already a .NET forum which is where almost all of the C# programming questions are going but still sometimes we have some new user asking a C# question in the C programming forum. These questions hardly get any replies and are often ignored or get referred to the .NET forum.
Would an admin be so kind to remove it if possible?
Sign the petition or answer the poll please if you agree.
People are going to get confused if C# is only allowed in the .NET forum.
I vote no.
I'd be thinking that if C# is popping up in the .net forum, then the mods either take it as being synoymous with .net, or there's not that much traffic in the C/C++ forum.
Either way, looks like this is one of those questions on evolutions of systems, me, couldn't give a rat's, and I'm not voting on the poll
--Ax
me, couldn't give a rat's, and I'm not voting on the poll
Awww - why not? He even put an option for people like us!
Not feeling very agreeable at present due to a bad sandwich on sunday which accelerated my DeTox program no end (well both ends if it comes to that)
--Ax
I don't think any of us in C forum even know C#, so I'd say yes.
I'd be thinking that if C# is popping up in the .net forum, then the mods either take it as being synoymous with .net, or there's not that much traffic in the C/C++ forum.
Well no, C# could be seen synonymous with the .NET forum, unless you want to talk about installing the .NET framework or the likes.
There is already a VB programming forum, and an ASP programming forum. ASP.NET could be done in any .NET language so it doesn't much matter which one. It's just a better seperation, where there is more clarity.
O and by the way, there is enough traffic in the C/C++ forum, lately posts seem to be growing incrementally.
Personally I voted to leave it in.
There is a difference between .NET and C#, granted the console C# is more like java than it is vanilla C, (and most like MFC or VC++) but console C# still belongs with the C forum in my opinion,
If I had a C# question I'm more likely to post in .NET than C, but I'm doing .NET right now, if I was working on console C# it would probablly depend on the nature of the question, but I could see it going in either.
-MBirchmeier
The whole thing is getting very messy anyway. People who program c# do not necessarily know c(++) or vice a versa. The .NET forum should not be concerned with programming languages, only the IDe and general .NET framework. Similarly people who program VB.NET do not necessarily use visual studio.
Visual basic, the most popular programming language in the world gets its own forum, but VB.net, its sucessor has to share one with: the .net framework, C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET "and more". Everything to do with M$ and .NET has just been thrown in to one forum. As Mbircheimer pointed out, there is a differnce between c# and .NET. If C# isnt sufficiently related to the other c languages it should get its own forum.
Visual basic, the most popular programming language in the world gets its own forum,
Hmm - that's a pretty big claim - anything to back that up?
This (http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm) (though obviously it can't be a totally accurate indicator) suggests otherwise.
Visual basic, the most popular programming language in the world gets its own forum
I've been coding for years and only used VB in a professional environment once. And it was because the customer knew one of his workers knew VB, and basically wanted to watchdog over our sholder.
Aside from students and very small projects I don't think it's used any more than the next language.
-MBirchmeier
PS, plus I doubt you'd ever have a 'most popular language' that can't even run on *nix.
Please bring this before the admins and not a petition here, this isn't how these forums work. Offer your suggestion either in the suggestions forum or contact the admins via esupport.
Please bring this before the admins and not a petition here, this isn't how these forums work. Offer your suggestion either in the suggestions forum or contact the admins via esupport.
Thread moved to suggestions.
Thread moved to suggestions.
Im not inclined to make this change unless there is strong support one way or another and it seems split right now according to the poll.
Hmm - that's a pretty big claim - anything to back that up?
This (though obviously it can't be a totally accurate indicator) suggests otherwise.
lol, funny how like the top 10 or so are built from number 1. Javascript number 11? Wtf, last time i looked for jobs, there were no javascript.
Anyway, i am in the middle of creating a basic interpretted language based on C++, called jabascript. Anyone want a download?
I've been coding for years and only used VB in a professional environment once. And it was because the customer knew one of his workers knew VB, and basically wanted to watchdog over our sholder.
Aside from students and very small projects I don't think it's used any more than the next language.
-MBirchmeier
PS, plus I doubt you'd ever have a 'most popular language' that can't even run on *nix.
Trying to remember where i read that . . .
Anyway here (http://www.developer.com/java/other/article.php/3390001) says its number 5. Still think the .NET framework and .NEt languages should have seperate forums though.
Im not inclined to make this change unless there is strong support one way or another and it seems split right now according to the poll.
Of course, I totally understand. Still I know the people that are ACTIVE in the C programming forum agree with me. Most of them don't come to a thread like this though so I would have to ask them all to answer the poll and show you that THERE IS a strong support to remove it.
Post a thread in the C forum linking to this one then... that might
get them all down here... ;)
lol, funny how like the top 10 or so are built from number 1. Javascript number 11? Wtf, last time i looked for jobs, there were no javascript.
Anyway, i am in the middle of creating a basic interpretted language based on C++, called jabascript. Anyone want a download?
I wrote my own too, but then I realized that it was so useless I'd have to overhaul it to make it worth anything, now it's just a collection of bugs....
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on one hand, I'd say split C# off because it's NOT one of the true C languages.... however, it doesn't really fit with the .NET section, so I'd say leave it, don't fix it unless it's broke....
I wrote my own too, but then I realized that it was so useless I'd have to overhaul it to make it worth anything, now it's just a collection of bugs....
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on one hand, I'd say split C# off because it's NOT one of the true C languages.... however, it doesn't really fit with the .NET section, so I'd say leave it, don't fix it unless it's broke....