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.NET is pretty popular in the UK and elsewhere (particularly in finance) but you also see Java/Oracle in the same space. There are moves towards JavaScript/TypeScript for modern front-ends though.

The only place .NET appears to be discounted is in SV, at least from those I've talked to. Outside of that it's fairly mainstream but obviously you see more of it if you work with it and write/talk about it.

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Sure, HN is exceptionally SV-skewed. .NET is the bread and butter of most small and middle businesses around the world, as it's Java and Oracle for upper-middle and enterprise.

I was a consultant in SF, we had plenty of huge Fortune 500 customers running .Net. The bigger problem was most of their desire to try to outsource everything to "save" money.

Yeah, I meant the startup culture in SF/SV. Among regular companies I assume .NET will have a fair share of use.

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