What the .net Ecosystem Lacks Today Isn't Code – It's Vision
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The post explores how frameworks like MAUI, IdentityServer, and Orleans reveal a deeper issue: .NET has great code, but no coherent vision guiding it anymore.
It’s not about blaming Microsoft; it’s about what happens when an ecosystem stops being strategic and starts being utilitarian.