I really like coding for C# and .Net

I recently did some refactoring on the forums to have background jobs, which do things like update the search index, send email, etc., take advantage of .Net's background job infrastructure. It didn't exist when I hacked together a solution way back in the aughts. The amount of code was cut in half (but offset by unit tests, which I couldn't easily do before). It's really a great example of how far that framework and library has come over the last two decades.

That app is fairly mature at this point, but when I do work on it, I really enjoy working with C#, the language, and .Net, the library and runtime. I think Microsoft made the right decision to open source it all some years ago, and commit to a regular release cadence. It keeps getting faster and more optimized. The language gets more clear and concise. Maybe it's just my long-term familiarity, but I feel like it's faster than ever to get what's in my head into working code.

I don't write code in my day job anymore, which is fine, because I think most people are better at it. But when I'm working with it as a hobby, maybe to maintain some street cred, it's really enjoyable.