Comment by arunix Comment by arunix 4 days ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Is there something about .NET that makes this easier?
Copy Link jiggawatts 4 days ago Next Collapse Comment - It's like Java in that it tends towards the "build once, run anywhere" style.Also, Windows has a consistent user-mode API surface (unlike Linux), so a .NET app that runs on a desktop will run on server almost always.The same cannot be said for someone developing on a "UNIX-like" system such a MacOS and then trying to run it on Ubuntu... or RedHat. Alpine? Shit... Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link bob1029 4 days ago Prev Collapse Comment - Self-contained deployments help a lot. Reply View | 0 replies
It's like Java in that it tends towards the "build once, run anywhere" style.
Also, Windows has a consistent user-mode API surface (unlike Linux), so a .NET app that runs on a desktop will run on server almost always.
The same cannot be said for someone developing on a "UNIX-like" system such a MacOS and then trying to run it on Ubuntu... or RedHat. Alpine? Shit...