&gt;  they get stigmatized for that way more than average. If a Rubyist never sticks nose outside their beloved technology stack, noone makes such a big deal out of it.<p>Yes, exactly right.<p>&gt;  to vitriolic anti-M$ hater mentality<p>Right on - this isn&#x27;t what OP was demonstrating, I think, but general reactions to Microsoft technologies are pretty bizarre.  Use it or don&#x27;t, but I don&#x27;t get all the hate.