alt Hacker NewsI kind of wish C# would slowdown releases in some areas. I have not been a huge fan of some of the changes in the past year. I love the performance changes and bits of functionality here and there, but the syntax-sugar is getting annoying.
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Interesting take, how is optional functionality annoying? Isn't the fact that it's just sugar a huge benefit? Us old timers can simply stick to what we're familiar with.
Most new syntax features make code more readable. For those that don't there are company style guides and `AGENTS.md`. The C++ philosophy comes down to "if it works ship it" and I don't think you're expected to use every single new feature.
You don't really have to use the latest C# version, though. Install the latest .NET and you get the performance improvements without usually having to change anything about your code.
People complain, but most of the actually used changes are in things that continually used where I find painpoints.
Not 100% on board with the collection expression changes (I found fluent Linq chains usually more readable), but they're improving painpoints so I think it'll work out in the end hopefully.