It&#x27;s interesting to see how many of the critiques the author cited in 2013 no longer apply to the .NET ecosystem. To name a few:<p>* Git is now a first class VCS for use with Visual Studio<p>* .NET development no longer tied to Visual Studio thanks to things like VS Code or OmniSharp with Submline<p>* .NET development no longer tied to Windows, dev with a Mac or Linux using .NET core