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If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em: Microsoft and Open Source(servicesangle.com)

submitted by pwhe23pwhe23(972) 5 months, 11 days ago

It's in Microsoft's best interest to see next generation technologies like Node.js and Hadoop run on its platforms. Although its .NET languages have large, dedicated developer communities, Microsoft has seen the writing on the wall. Open source programming languages from Java to PHP to Ruby to Scala are becoming the norm. JavaScript in particular is quickly becoming ubiquitous...

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posted by dpetersondpeterson(4397) 5 months, 9 days ago 0

I think what has really happened is that Microsoft has finally found the value in open source technology, leveraging the community rather than hiring more developers. I'm sure the internal push to support open source software has always been there, especially in the smaller and/or niche teams, but they've now found the dollar signs required to give them leverage ;-)
I'm not complaining at all, I'm glad they've started giving back to the community and supporting their developers.

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