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		torginus on Nov 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: .NET 8 Standalone 50% Smaller On Linux I think .NET-s unique strength comes from its batteries-included approach, very useful in enterprise environments where every piece of software needs to be audited. That means Microsoft strives to provide a first-party library for every business case. That said, you can still use ServiceStack and Newtonsoft.JSON if you wish to.

supertron on Nov 11, 2023 [–]

This is a great point actually. It's amazing how far you can get in a .NET project these days without a single third-party (Nuget) dependency.

Compared to my projects that (begrudgingly) use Node.js...

metaltyphoon on Nov 11, 2023 | [–]

If you have done any Gov work, it is God given stack because audits are so much simpler.

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