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pixl97yesterday at 3:33 PM10 repliesview on HN

>Microsoft really needs to get a better handle with the naming conventions

Microsoft cannot and will not ever get better at naming things. It is said the universe will split open and and eldritch beast will consume the stars the day Microsoft stops using inconsistent and overlapping names for different and conflicting products.

Isn't that right .Net/dotnet


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HPsquaredyesterday at 5:32 PM

"Microsoft Re-Designs the iPod Packaging" (2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k

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anonymarsyesterday at 5:36 PM

Many will never know the joy of trying to search for it back in the days when punctuation was ignored (C# says hello too)

Related: https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/windows-servers-iden...

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ksecyesterday at 5:09 PM

Exactly. In the 50 years history of Microsoft, Office ( Year ) was perhaps the best they did.

Nadella might have fixed a few things, but Microsoft still have massive room for improvement in many areas.

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Paradigma11yesterday at 4:48 PM

My peak experience so far was trying to search if there was an extension of dotnet interactive for visual studio or only for visual studio code.

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DrTungyesterday at 5:29 PM

I've heard the next version will be called "Visual Active NET Copilot".

nobodyandproudyesterday at 5:51 PM

Somewhere and in some universe there was a Microsoft that did so, wreaking havoc across the multiverse.

anal_reactoryesterday at 4:20 PM

I'm "I don't know what Xbox is" years old.

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i80andyesterday at 4:37 PM

I remember when everything was "Sign in with .NET Passport" as a yoot and just being like "what the hell are you talking about"

pradeeproarkyesterday at 6:16 PM

Are we talking about .NET standard?

twisterifficyesterday at 4:12 PM

Cries in dapper dapr