the .Net framework project is an insightful reminder that MS can build and execute on a project well, visual studio is great, .net/c# is great I often hear that f# is something special and worthy

with .net and visual studio, Microsoft seems to think and plan way ahead, and even when it missed the boat, they are able to quickly turn things in the right way

example: .net got a little fat, so we now have .net core, with open source and genuine cross platform intentions thrown in for free

with a little more effort and care :) .net might even become fashionable!