randyburden

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I learned to program on a TI-83 and later bought a TI-84+ with the cable that allowed me to transfer my apps and games between my device and other students devices. I have fond memories of hand typing into a TI-83 BASIC for hours using code I found online at the local library - games like Drug Wars and other similar choose this or that console based games. I would later get a USB cable that allowed me to download apps and games onto my device. Good times. Decades later and I'm still programming.

randyburden

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I chose .NET and C# for my current startup (2 years in), where I'm the founding lead developer, and I'd still make the same call today. We've been very productive, built a lot of solid features, and two years in we have a stable, high-performing set of apps. We're using ASP.NET Razor Pages, Web API, backend services, and a .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid app that's published to the app stores - all written in C# using the latest .NET version. Some parts run in Azure, other parts run on high-performance GPU servers on Ubuntu. It has felt like a very practical modern stack, not some legacy-only enterprise choice. Also, hiring has been a non-issue as I had no trouble finding solid C# developers.

randyburden

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Awesome. We've been using Sparrow-0 in our platform since launch, and I'm excited to move to Sparrow-1 over the next few days. Our training and interview pre-screening products rely heavily on Tavus's AI avatars, and this upgrade (based on the video in your blog post) looks like it addresses some real pain points we've run into. Really nice work.

randyburden

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For what it's worth, the startup I currently work for is built entirely in C# and .NET, as was my previous employer. Both startups are based in the Dallas, TX area. Across both companies, applications were hosted on Azure and AWS using a mix of PaaS services and virtual machines running Windows and Linux. We've consistently found this stack to enable strong productivity and high-velocity release cadences.

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