Indeed, Microsoft&#x27;s lack of commitment to APIs is what inspired Joel&#x27;s famous essay: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;APIWar.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.joelonsoftware.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;APIWar.html</a><p>IMHO .net has lost some stability with the recent packaging systems like NuGet and chocolatey; they don&#x27;t really encourage stability.