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As far as I can tell the author's reasons for deciding to use C# can be summed up as "I'm used to it from previous work, and some useful libraries related to my project are available."

Those are perfectly valid reasons, but they aren't really much use to anyone who doesn't share those circumstances, and don't really have anything to do with upsides and downsides of the language itself. That would have been far more relevant to us outsiders.

Also, "I'm buying a MBP" translates to "I'm serious about startups"? Who says image isn't everything? Besides, everyone knows serious hackers use IBM-era Thinkpads!

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> Also, "I'm buying a MBP" translates to "I'm serious about startups"?

Well, that was tongue in cheek.

But really, just the opposite-- I'm saying that I'm a total tool who's caved in to the trendy peer pressure of the startup culture. That culture shuns .NET on principal and there's lots of pressure to never use it for a startup.

And if you don't believe there's peer pressure to use a MBP, try going to Red Rock or the Dojo with an Acer laptop. You can just feel people judging you. ;)

And if you don't believe there's peer pressure to use a MBP, try going to Red Rock or the Dojo with an Acer laptop. You can just feel people judging you.

And? Unless you're trying to sell them something, who gives a rats-ass what they think? :-)

Again, tongue in cheek. :)

Though I am really buying a MBP tomorrow. I'm doing it because I need a new laptop and I like the new MBP-- but you can be sure I'll have it setup to do Windows 7 in dual boot from day 1.

but you can be sure I'll have it setup to do Windows 7

Eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww..... boo, hiss. Windows?!??

Sorry, when you mentioned a PC based laptop, I assumed it would have been running Linux (or BSD or Plan9 or Minix or some other proper operating system.) :-)

So his point about people judging him was not way off the mark ;)

Not at all... my point isn't that people won't be judging him, my point is that it doesn't matter. And my previous response was intended to be thoroughly TIC as well, FWIW.

You'll be much better off if you're well-practiced in ignoring those people. I think choosing your tools solely out of trends and peer pressure would also send a message, but it wouldn't be a favorable one.

And if you don't believe there's peer pressure to use a MBP, try going to Red Rock or the Dojo with an Acer laptop. You can just feel people judging you.

Try going to something that's a bit more unixy and it's just the opposite: you can feel people judging you when you pull out your MBP. Pull out an iPad and you may be asked to leave :)

> try going to Red Rock or the Dojo with an Acer laptop. You can just feel people judging you.

I have gone to equivalent places/events with my Acer laptop, without anyone judging me. (It is running Ubuntu, mind).

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