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0 pointsghuntley9y ago0 comments

Depends on how you learn. Some learn by being around others, social interaction, asking questions and absorbing knowledge. It's clear you fall into the latter category which likes to learn by diving right into the code, so here it is:

.NET CLR Managed Runtime - https://github.com/dotnet/coreclr

.NET Framework - https://github.com/dotnet/corefx

.NET Compiler as a Service ("Roslyn") - https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn

.NET Orleans Actor Framework - https://github.com/dotnet/orleans

Mono Framework - https://github.com/mono/mono

Xamarin iOS, Watch, Mac Bindings and Framework - https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios

Xamarin Android Bindings and Framework - https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-android

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geofft9y ago

Usually what I look for is a description of the project. I don't know what an "Orleans Actor Framework" is. The GitHub link gives me a README with a description and links to examples. The Gitter link is a bunch of people who already know about the project talking about details of it, which is harder to learn from I think. (Right now there are people comparing it with "SF". Not sure what that is.)

If there were something like Gitter that showed README.md and the chat room and not the code, then yeah, that's probably a better home page.

disremembered9y ago

> Some learn by being around others, social interaction, asking questions and absorbing knowledge. It's clear you fall into the latter category which likes to learn by diving right into the code, so here it is

Props for how you dealt with negative feedback in this thread, and this positive re-frame.

MichaelGG9y ago

Certainly you'd want to peruse the README before asking questions in a chat?

the-dude9y ago

You seem to be dodging the question. The question is why -you- are linking to gitter.

ChrisClark9y ago

He answered it, he linked to gitter because he assumed people wanted a social link instead.

He's not dodging the question at all, he answered it directly. He obviously likes gitter and chatting with others.

wagglycocks9y ago

He's obviously a shill for big chatroom

rattray9y ago

Presumably, they prefer to learn by talking to people rather than browsing repos.

The .NET community was, until recently, decidedly not-open-source, so the learning workflow of "open the repo, read the readme, browse the code" might be a new thing for them.

NicoJuicy9y ago

Losen up, linking to something may be subjective. If it's not correct, HN mods can change the URL ;)

Perhaps it's not a bad idea for widening the community ( linking to gitter). I'm actually wondering if they ever used jabber, a not-well-known community for chatting about .net

chris_wot9y ago

I don't see that response as dodging anything. He did answer the question - he think that chatting is a decent way for newbies to learn.

You or I may not fully agree, but this is subjective. And it's an answer, even if it might not satisfy you!

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